Shipment vs Merchandise - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between shipment and merchandise

is that shipment is a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship while merchandise is commodities offered for sale.

As a verb merchandise is

to engage in trade; to carry on commerce.

shipment

English

Noun

(en noun)

a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)

:* We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.

the act of transporting goods

:* Shipment of hazardous waste on this route is strictly prohibited.

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.

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