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Mechanism vs Merchandise - What's the difference?

mechanism | merchandise |

As a noun mechanism

is within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.

As a verb merchandise is

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mechanism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
  • Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
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  • A group of objects or parts that interact together. (as in Political machine )
  • A mental, physical or chemical process.
  • (philosophy) A theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.

    • Derived terms

    * defense mechanism * reaction mechanism

    merchandise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * merchandize , merchaundise (obsolete),merchaundize (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Commodities offered for sale.
    • ''good business depends on having good merchandise
  • (countable) A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
  • (uncountable) The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "merchandise": returned, used, damaged, stolen, assorted, lost, promotional, industrial, cheap, expensive, imported, good, inferior.

    Synonyms

    * wares * product

    Verb

    (merchandis)
  • (archaic) To engage in trade; to carry on commerce.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • 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.
  • (archaic) To engage in the trade of.
  • 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.

    Related terms

    * mercantile * merchant * merchantable

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