merch

American  

[murch] / mɜrtʃ /

noun

Informal.

1. merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base.

   The band sold t-shirts and other merch while on tour.

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Etymology

Origin of merch

First recorded in 1980–85; by shortening

Example Sentences

Alchemy Merch, a Phoenix-area maker of custom enamel pins, patches and other apparel accessories, decided in December that it would raise prices this year after absorbing added tariff costs in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Merch lines will stretch from Inglewood to Redondo Beach for both.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023

Merch sales have been “insane — Christmas-level sales,” says Olivia Brent, manager at the Kraken Team Store at Northgate.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

"The H&M Merch they made out of me is trash and I didn't approve it," Justin wrote on his Instagram story on Tuesday.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022

Dafydd Nanmor is chiefly famous for two exquisite cywyddau, Cywydd Marwnad Merch, or Elegy of a Maiden, and Cywydd i wallt Llio, or Cywydd to Llio’s Hair.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various