goods

British  

/ ɡʊdz /

plural noun

1. possessions and personal property

2. (sometimes singular) economics commodities that are tangible, usually movable, and generally not consumed at the same time as they are produced Compare services

3. articles of commerce; merchandise

4. 1. merchandise when transported, esp by rail; freight

   2. ( as modifier )

      a goods train

5. 1. informal that which is expected or promised

      to deliver the goods

   2. slang the real thing

   3. slang incriminating evidence (esp in the phrase have the goods on someone )

6. slang a person, esp a woman

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goods Cultural  

1. Merchandise; wares; tangible products that satisfy human wants. (Compare services.)

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goods Idioms  

1. see damaged goods; deliver the goods; get the goods on; sell a bill of goods; straight goods.

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Example Sentences

"Other people in his gang have changed their life around because of it, so surely some good's coming out of it."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

“When you have that many people hanging around in one place, nothing good’s going to happen.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In 2006, when the Packers traded Javon Walker to the Broncos, he found his jersey on clearance at a sporting good’s store for $9.99.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2017

The general economic view of trade protection says that tariffs transfer money from a good’s consumers to its producers.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2017

She wanted us to make sure we had a nice healthy dinner and a good’s night sleep.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property