merchandize UK /ˈmɜːt͡ʃəndaɪz/US /ˈmɝt͡ʃəndaɪz/verb 5noun 4forms 3 verb5 •To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods.He started his career merchandising in a small clothing store chain. •To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of.He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines. •To promote as if for sale.The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract. •(no longer used) To engage in trade; to carry on commerce. •(no longer used) To engage in the trade of. noun4 •Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.Good business depends on having good merchandise. •Commercial goods connected (branded) with an entity such as a team, band, company, charity, work of fiction, festival, or meme. (Commonly shortened to merch.) •(no longer used) A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.Would we then see in what sence heavenly things may be called a merchandise, and in what sence not; this is easy to him that will understand. — 1622 •(no longer used) The act or business of trading; trade; traffic. formsmerchandized · merchandizing · merchandizes