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Goad vs Goods - What's the difference?

goad | goods |

As nouns the difference between goad and goods

is that goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals while goods is (business|economics|plurale tantum) that which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.

As a verb goad

is to prod with a goad.

goad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  • * Macaulay
    • The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To prod with a goad.
  • To encourage or stimulate.
  • To incite or provoke.
    • goading a boy to fight

    See also

    * goat

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    goods

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (business, economics, plurale tantum) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
  • (informal, often preceded by the) Something authentic, important, or revealing.
  • (transport) freight (not passengers)
  • English plurals

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to produced, traded, or consumed "goods": returned, used, damaged, stolen, lost, dangerous, non-traded, intermediate, promotional, industrial, agricultural, imported, cheap, expensive, luxury, inferior, counterfeit, raw, processed, scarce, durable, perishable, baked, public, collective, digital, virtual, necessary, essential.

    Synonyms

    * (that which is consumed) wares * evidence, facts

    Antonyms

    * (that which is consumed) capital, services

    Derived terms

    * baked goods * bill of goods * brown goods * capital goods * come up with the goods * consumer goods * cost of goods sold * damaged goods * dangerous goods * deliver the goods * digital goods * dry goods * fancy goods * finished goods * get the goods on, have the goods on * goods and sales tax * goods train, goods van, goods wagon * grave goods * greige goods * heavy goods vehicle * leathergoods * nongoods * red goods * sell someone a bill of goods * smallgoods * softgoods * white goods

    External links

    * (wikipedia "goods")

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