Goods vs Regrate - What's the difference?
goods | regrate |
(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
To purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.
(masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.
To offend; to shock.
As a noun goods
is (business|economics|plurale tantum) that which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.As a verb regrate is
to purchase goods from a market in order to resell them at the same (or nearby) market at an inflated price.goods
English
Noun
(head)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, factsAntonyms
* (that which is consumed) capital, servicesDerived 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 goodsExternal links
* (wikipedia "goods")Anagrams
*regrate
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Verb
(regrat)- (Derham)