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| argosy |
a large merchant vessel, esp. one carrying valuable merchandise. [1/3 definitions] |
| auction |
a public sale at which prospective buyers bid for goods and merchandise. [1/2 definitions] |
| bill of goods |
a shipment of merchandise for sale. |
| cash discount |
a discount on merchandise given in exchange for payment within a stipulated period, or the amount or percentage of the discount. |
| catalog |
a systematic, usu. annotated, list of book titles, items on display, merchandise, or the like that is available in or from a source such as a library, retail store, or mail order merchandiser. [1/5 definitions] |
| clearance sale |
a sale of retail merchandise designed to dispose of inventory, as of seasonal stock, usu. at reduced prices. |
| consign |
to send or present (merchandise) to an agent to be sold or stored. [1/4 definitions] |
| crier |
one who cries aloud or proclaims news or advertisements, such as a town crier or a hawker of merchandise. [1/2 definitions] |
| department store |
a large retail store organized into departments, each of which orders, displays, and sells certain types of merchandise. |
| discount house |
a store that regularly sells merchandise for less than the usual retail prices; discount store. |
| forestall |
to manipulate sales of by buying up, diverting, or otherwise causing a scarcity of the merchandise. [1/3 definitions] |
| general store |
a small retail store that sells a wide range of merchandise but is not divided into departments. |
| good |
(pl.) inventory; merchandise. [1/25 definitions] |
| goods |
merchandise; wares. [1/2 definitions] |
| import |
to bring in from an outside origin, esp. to bring in (merchandise) from a foreign country. [1/7 definitions] |
| importer |
a person or business that brings items in from another country so that they may be sold as merchandise. |
| inventory |
the actual items referred to on such a list, collectively, esp. merchandise or materials in stock. [1/5 definitions] |
| irregular |
a piece of merchandise that has an imperfection or is below standard. [1/10 definitions] |
| list price |
the price of merchandise as listed in a catalog, price list, or advertisement. |
| market price |
the price for which a commodity, security, or piece of merchandise sells in a given market; prevailing price. |
| market value |
the value of a business, property, security, commodity, or piece of merchandise in terms of the estimated price for which it can be sold in a given market. |
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