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

Shein faces competition from Temu, a Chinese e-commerce company offering goods including bathing suits and dog collars at ultra-low prices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

This is the structural consequence of an economy that became extraordinarily productive at making goods but not at raising children or treating the sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Analysts will be looking at sales of home goods, clothes, and electronics—all things that contribute half of the retailer’s sales.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The NCA said 950 people have been arrested and more than £10m worth of goods seized over the past 18 months and the new unit would help it target and disrupt more "high harm offenders".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

As a nobleman, Antonmaria did not work; he collected rent and goods from the peasants who tended his land in the countryside.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property