merch

[ murch ]

/ mɜrtʃ /

merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base: The band sold t-shirts and other merch while on tour.

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transliterate

First recorded in 1980–85; by shortening

On the site, supporters can use their Visas freely to buy WikiLeaks merch, as the transaction is handled by a third party.
WikiLeaks’ Money Trail: How It’s Raising Money for Snowden & Assange|Caitlin Dickson, Eliza Shapiro|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The merch will hit stores and online this March, giving AP fans something to get excited for.
Penélope Cruz Is Now A Lingerie Designer; Jessica Biel Marries in Pink|The Fashion Beast Team|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I wanted a merch table at the show selling our GE belt buckles, which our staff all wears.
Confessions of a Mad Scientist|Katie Workman|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Shakespeare tells us that mercy 'is mightiest in the mightiest,' and is 'above this sceptred sway'; Merch.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

Then there be now in the tribe a hundred persons who bear the name of ap John or merch John.
Pabo, The Priest|Sabine Baring-Gould
Joab and Theodomas are again mentioned together in a like passage in the Merch.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
Is the origin of Mark, a very common Jewish name, to be sought in the Celtic merch, a horse?
Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854|Various