goods
[plural noun]
- property, belongings, chattels, effects, gear, paraphernalia, possessions, things, trappings
- merchandise, commodities, stock, stuff, wares

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English Thesaurus: product, goods, commodity, merchandise, wares, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

goods S2 W2 /ɡʊdz/ noun [plural]
[Word Family: noun: good, goodie, goody, goodness, goods; adjective: good, goodish; adverb: good]

1. things that are produced in order to be sold
electrical/industrial/agricultural etc goods
furniture and other household goods
the large market for consumer goods (=televisions, washing machines etc)
Britain’s leading exporter of manufactured goods (=things that are made, not grown)
There will be tax increases on a range of goods and services. ⇒ dry goods

2. things that someone owns and that can be moved:
They were charged with handling stolen goods.
We collected up our goods and left.

3. British English thi which are carried by road, train etc Synonym : freight:
a goods train

4. come up with the goods/deliver the goods informal to do whato is needed or expected:
He’s a great player. He always comes up with the goods on the day.

5. have/get the goods on somebody American English to have or find proof that someone is guilty of a crime:
Face it, Bukowski, we got the goods on you!

6. damaged goods someone whose actions mean that they no longer have a good effect or influence on something:
After the scandal, he was considered damaged goods by the party.
⇒ worldly goods at worldly(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

goods
noun
ADJ. consumer, electrical, electronic, household, luxury a shop selling electrical goods
durable, perishable A ‘use by’ date must be stamped on all perishable goods.
mass-produced | cheap, low-priced | branded, own-label The supermarket's own-label goods are cheaper than branded goods
duty-free | second-hand | defective, faulty, shoddy | stolen He was accused of handling stolen goods.
counterfeit, fake
VERB + GOODS make, manufacture, produce factories which produce luxury goods for the export market | buy, purchase | export, import | sell, supply | deliver The goods will be delivered within ten days. | transport
GOODS + NOUN train, vehicle, wagon | depot, yard

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

goods

electrical goods
Today's shoppers are spending more money on mobile phones and electrical goods than on clothing.
household goods
Household goods are downstairs in the basement.
consumer goods (=televisions, washing machines etc)
The market for consumer goods is huge.
manufactured goods (=made in large quantities using machines)
Imports of manufactured goods have increased rapidly.
industrial goods (=goods used mainly in the production of other goods)
machinery and other industrial goods
agricultural goods
The United States became a major exporter of agricultural goods.
luxury goods
The new industrial middle classes began to demand luxury goods.
duty-free goods (=that you do not pay tax on when you bring them into a country)
What is the permitted amount of duty-free goods?
white goods British English (=equipment used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
The house is unfurnished, except for white goods.
brown goods British English (=electrical goods that provide entertainment at home such as televisions and stereo systems)
The company has 22 percent of the total market for brown goods.
perishable goods (=fresh food etc that is likely to decay quickly)
Perishable goods are transported in refrigerated trucks.
faulty goods (=that have something wrong with them)
Consumers have a right to reasonable protection against the sale of faulty goods.
stolen goods
The police charged him with handling stolen goods.
counterfeit goods (=goods that are made to look like the real thing, but are not the real thing)
Counterfeit goods will be seized and traders will face prosecution.
sb’s worldly goods (=all the things that someone owns)
All his worldly goods fit in four packing cases.
goods and services
The company provides a range of specialized goods and services.
produce goods
The company started a factory in Singapore, to produce goods for export.
manufacture goods
Local industries were created to manufacture goods that were previously imported.
import goods
Western Europe is the world’s second largest market for imported goods.
export goods
The company exports Thai goods to Europe.
supply goods
On 3 September he supplied goods to the hotel valued at £350.00.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

goods
noun
BAD: He had very little money and very few goods.
GOOD: He had very little money and very few possessions.

Usage Note:
goods = things that are made to be sold: 'The supermarket has a wide variety of frozen goods.' 'The average family's weekly expenditure on goods and services has risen by 20%.'
possessions = all the things that a person owns: 'After his mother died, Andrew had the unpleasant task of sorting through her possessions.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold:
consumer products such as mobile phones
dairy products
goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home:
They sell furniture and other household goods.
electrical goods
white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels:
The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse.
All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops:
Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise.
Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street:
In the market, the traders began selling their wares.
Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold:
US exports rose to $11.935 billion.
At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there:
The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.
sell to give something to someone in exchange for money:
He sold his motorcycle.
The shop sells old furniture.
Do you sell books on gardening?
deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of goods as part of your business:
He deals in antiques.
put something up for sale/put something on the market to make something available to be bought:
When the painting was first put up for sale, no one thought that it would be worth so much money.
The farm was put up for sale.
sell up British English to sell your house or your business so that you can move to a different place or do something different:
They’re thinking of selling up and moving to Canada.
auction something/sell something at auction to sell things at a special event to the person who offers the most money:
The contents of his home will be auctioned.
flog British English informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality:
A man at the market was flogging £10 watches.
peddle to sell cheap things in the street. Also used about selling illegal drugs and pornography:
Street vendors peddled American and British cigarettes.
People who peddle drugs to children should be severely punished.
traffic in something to buy and sell large quantities of illegal goods or people:
They trafficked in illegal weapons.
The gang were involved in people-trafficking.
drug-trafficking

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

goods
ɡudz
See: deliver the goods , consumer goods

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲