[{"word":"merchandise","phonetic":"/ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/","audio":""},{"audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/merchandise-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1755172","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}},{"text":"/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪs/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Commodities offered for sale.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"good business depends on having good merchandise"},{"definition":"A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["product","wares"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To engage in trade; to carry on commerce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He started his career merchandising in a small clothing store chain."},{"definition":"To engage in the trade of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines."},{"definition":"To promote as if for sale.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/merchandise"]}]