DictionaryRoot: -ise
Old French
-ise
quality or condition
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noun / verb
merchandise
MUR-chun-dyce/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪs/
Goods offered for sale, or promoting and selling them.
Etymology
Built on the word for a merchant, merchandise first named the activity or business of trading. Its meaning then shifted from buying and selling to the goods being bought and sold.