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merchandisen. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French marchandise. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French marchandise (mid 12th cent. in Old French in form marcheandise ; also in Anglo-Norman in forms marcandise , marchaundise , merchandize ) < marchand (see merchant n.) + -ise -ise suffix2. Senses 1, 2, and 3 are attested in Anglo-Norman and Old French. Compare post-classical Latin marcandisa , mercandisa goods, stock (frequently from 1195 in British sources), commerce, trading (frequently from the first half of the 13th cent. in British sources). With to do (one's) merchandise at sense 1a compare post-classical Latin mercandisas facere (frequently from the first half of the 13th cent. in British sources). With to make (a or one's) merchandise at sense 1b compare Anglo-Norman faire (une) marchandise.Note on forms: Only a selection of the commoner forms is given above. On Middle English variation between mar- and mer- see note s.v. merchant n. and adj.; the post-medieval predominance of mer- forms is probably after merchant n. In place of ch (ME–), k and c are both attested in Middle English. In the second syllable e, o, and aw are attested in Middle English, au ME–16, a ME–, and ea and iaScottish pre-17. In place of nd (ME–), ndd, nt, and ntd are attested ME–15 (ndd and ntd both probably indicating pronunciations with an additional consonant at the end of the second syllable). In the third syllable e is attested in Middle English, ie, and y ME–15, i ME–, and a and eiScottish pre-17. For the last consonant ss and sz are attested in Middle English, c and z ME–16, and s ME–. Forms without final -e are attested ME–16. Compare earlier use of the word as a surname in England (although this may well simply show the Anglo-Norman word):1279 in W. Page Three Early Assize Rolls Northumberland (1891) 368 Radulphus Marchaundise, piscator. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mə̄·rtʃăndəiz) /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/. The pronunciation with final /s/ is given as an alternative in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1934) and in British dictionaries from the 1970s. †1. society > trade and finance > [noun] a1300 (c1250) (Vitell.) (1966) 184 (MED) Ich þenche on alle wise Vppon mine marchaundise, Warevore ich am hider icome. c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 2199 Ȝe beþ men bet iteiȝt to..hamer & to nelde & to mercandise [v.r. marchandise]..Þan wiþ suerd oþer hauberc eny bataile to do. c1330 (?a1300) (1886) l. 1383 A schip..Wiþ alle þing..Þat pende to marchandis. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) John ii. 16 Nyle ȝe make the hous of my fadir an hous of marchaundise [L. negotiationis]. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iv. 110 What manere mester oþer merchaundise he vsede. c1400 (Bodl.) 172 We shullen go into þe citie and do marchaundise. 1428 in J. Raine (1890) 10 To..by and sell after treu cource of merchantdyse. 1452 in C. Gross (1890) II. 67 He that hawe bene aprentyse with a marchaunte at marchanddyssis. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. ccccviii. 710 Ther was made a commandement yt non shuld go a marchandise into Flaunders. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster sig. Eijv There is little trafficque or marchaundise in this region. ?1560 sig. A2 Foure ryche marchauntes departed out of divers countreis for to do their marchaundise. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay ii. xiii. 49 To exercise..their handicrafts and merchandises. 1621 P. Heylyn 192 St Francis borne at Asis..fell from Merchandise to Religion. ?c1663 B. Whitelocke (1990) 376 Branches of the river Elbe ran through most of their streets, very usefull for their Marchandise. 1725 D. Defoe i. 93 I produced three Bales of English Cloth, which..would be of good Merchandise at Gombaroon. 1731 P. Dudley (title) An essay on the merchandize of slaves & souls of men. 1817 J. Mill I. ii. ii. 116 Their duties are to tend cattle, to carry on merchandize, and to cultivate the ground. society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)] > make a bargain society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > trade in (goods) illegally or immorally [verb (transitive)] ?a1300 (a1250) (Digby) (1907) 86 (MED) Hou miȝtest þou..Of oþer monnes þing maken marchaundise? c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 3 in C. Horstmann (1887) 53 (MED) His Marchaundise he maude a-day in þe cite of Asise. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) 16490 (MED) All for noght..iudas; þi marchandis es made. c1425 (c1400) 9676 Thei made a schrewed marchaundise: Eche slo other. a1450 (1885) 228 I wolde make a marchaundyse. 1531 W. Tyndale 28 They made marchaundise of open penaunce. 1565 in J. H. Burton (1877) 1st Ser. I. 332 Nane of thame sall brek bouk, nor mak marchandice quhill the tyme that thair gudis be housit. 1611 Deut. xxi. 14 Thou shalt not make merchandize of her. View more context for this quotation 1642 T. Fuller v. xiv. 413 They..will rather suffer their daughter to make merchandise of her chastity, then marry the richest merchant. 1774 B. Franklin & G. Whately 19 Coin may be liable, in the Fluctuation of Trade, to be made a Merchandize of. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante III. xvii. 50 There [i.e. at Rome] Where gainful merchandize is made of Christ. 1863 J. A. Froude VIII. 182 She said she would make no merchandise of her conscience. 1883 E. Arnold 120 In the Gardens of delight..Who would not make merchandise, Buying bliss in Paradise? a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) 16471 (MED) Quen þat he sagh his maister sua be-casten al to care..Þan him reud his marchandis [c1460 Laud marchauntyse]. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif (1880) 63 Þes synnes of robberie & sathanas marchaundise. c1475 (?c1400) (1842) 10 (MED) O maruelous marchandies, þe maker of man kynd takyng a soulid body of þe virgyn. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. cclxxxviii. 431 Or we make yt marchandyse, we shall sell ourselfe so derely that it shall be spoken of a hundred yeres after our dethes. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. lviv They establishe the marchandise of massing, and other abhominations. ?1577 J. Northbrooke 90 These are the fruites and reuenues of that wicked merchandice (of Diceplaying). 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini ii. xiv. 233 Those Jurisconsultis, who..have turned the administration of sacred Justice into an execrable Merchandize. 2. society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] c1300 St. Francis (Laud) 4 in C. Horstmann (1887) 54 (MED) In almesdede he spendede..on pouere Men muchedel is Marchaundise. c1380 (1879) 4348 (MED) Þe somers schulleþ by-forn ous gon Wyþ grete pakkes..As it were marchaundyse. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) 14723 (MED) Iesus..mani chapmen fand Serekin marchandis chepand. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 145 (MED) Gothia is a region of Scythia..copious of alle kyndes of marchandise. ?1510 (de Worde) sig. Aivv Effectually praye god for his reformacyon. Of welte, manhode, and of marchaundyse And tresory of peas, that cryste..Lefte bytwene god and man. 1523 c. 1 Any vitail, or other marchaundise. 1584 A. Barlowe in R. Hakluyt (1889) XIII. 286 When we shewed him all our packet of merchandize, of all things that he sawe, a bright tinne dish most pleased him. 1624 J. Smith ii. 29 Ships of warre or marchandize. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden i. 72 Wooll, and other English marchandies. 1651 T. Hobbes ii. xxii. 119 Where but one selleth, the Merchandise is the dearer. 1734 G. Sale Preliminary Disc. i. 4 in tr. A great fair or mart for all kinds of merchandize. 1822 C. Lamb in Mar. 284/1 This sort of merchandise [sc. puns] above all requires a quick return. 1852 H. B. Stowe I. xii. 182 A black woman..threw her arms round that unfortunate piece of merchandise before enumerated, ‘John, aged thirty’. 1903 Apr. 490 Small quantities of merchandise. 1981 M. West i. 11 She was wary but unafraid, as if she were studying the merchandise in an unfamiliar market. 1991 1 v. 62/2 You really think she's alone? No way. Choice merchandise like her doesn't get unattended. 1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso f. 23 Heereof speaketh Tully,..that Merchandize if they were small were base, and but of vile account, if great, not much to be dislyked. c1610 F. Bacon Imposit. Merchandises in (1778) II. 223 You shall find, a few merchandise only excepted, the poundage equal upon alien and subject. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. v. 105 The Marchandize which thou hast brought from Rome Are all too deere for me. View more context for this quotation a1640 P. Massinger Guardian Epil., in (1655) I am left to enquire..at what rate His marchandise are valued. 1711 22 Oct. 2/2 The following Merchandize..are to be Sold on reasonable Terms..Broadcloths, Druggets..printed Linnen..Iron Ware..Cutlery Ware..Earthen Ware..Millenary Goods. 1805 J. Espy Jrnl. 16 Oct. in (1871) 17 All the merchandise for Lexington and the neighboring towns leave the river at this place. 1846 C. Dickens 267 Stores of old iron and other small merchandise are set out on stalls, or scattered on the pavement. 1971 1253/1 Article on NYC store Cinemabilia, which sells..mementos of films..; other shops offering similar merchandise noted. 1977 (Nexis) 17 Jan. b1 The Disney people are hoping..that the born-again mouse will build a new coalition of free-spending children and adults who will rush..to stores that sell Disney-approved..merchandise. 1984 (Nexis) 13 Sept. a2 To date, toys and other merchandise based on the ‘Star Wars’ films have grossed almost double the movies' box-office receipts. 2000 (Electronic ed.) 29 Mar. Twenty-two outlets for Manchester United merchandise are planned..over the next three months. society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > an article or kind of ?a1425 (c1400) (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 179 The marchauntes comen not thider so comounly for to bye marchandises. 1439 V. 24/1 Chese and Buttur is a Merchaundise that may not wele be kept. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach i. f. 20v Marle,..whiche caried vppon the Sea in vessels, is sold as a great marchandize. 1625 S. Purchas I. iii. iii. 147 The Merchants of London..made a stock of seuentie two thousand pounds, to bee imployed in Ships and Merchandizes, for the discouery of a Trade in the East-India. c1660 J. Evelyn anno 1643 (1955) II. 85 They brought us choyce of Gunns & Pistolls..being here a merchandize of greate account. 1705 J. Addison 83 The Duties are great that are laid on Merchandises. 1758 R. Griffiths 211 Cavear or Kavia is a considerable Merchandize among the Turks. 1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius III. iii. xxi. 372 Nor ought there to be urged..the cases of merchandises which..are carried past the place where dues are to be paid. 1884 Jan. 5/2 So delicate a merchandise as wine. 1912 6 (Suppl.) 198 They may..devote themselves..to carrying on all kinds of traffic of goods, merchandises or effects of any kind. 1980 (Nexis) 29 July 7 These machines are among the highest priced of all the merchandises dealt by the trading companies. 2000 Mar. (Scooter Trader Suppl.) 38/2 Each Lambretta Club can unload their merchandises onto the unsuspecting punters. Compounds1660 No. 57. 602 All Merchandize-books and writings [were] sealed up, and put under publick guard. 1703 tr. L. de Lahontan II. 294 Merchandize goods. 1841 XIX. 248/2 The experiment of forming a railway for passengers as well as general merchandise traffic, had scarcely been tried. 1862 M. D. Colt ii. 35 The narrow street is literally filled with huge merchandise wagons bound for Santa Fe. 1898 1 Feb. 5/2 The figures show an increase of 14,700,000l...in merchandise imports and an increase of 17,700,000l...in merchandise exports. 1925 4 22 The department heads reported directly to the merchandise manager. 1970 M. Angelou xvi. 101 My grandmother had owned the only Negro general merchandise store since the turn of the century. 1986 ‘L. Cody’ xxxvii. 148 The girls on the merchandise stand did quick business selling LPs, T-shirts, and posters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). merchandisev. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: merchandise n. Etymology: < merchandise n. Compare post-classical Latin mercandizare, merchandizare, marchandizare (from 1277 in British sources). society > trade and finance > [verb (intransitive)] c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xix. 13 And he seide..‘Marchaundise ȝe [L. negotiamini] til I come.’ c1384 (Royal) 2 Peter ii. 3 Thei shulen marchaundise of ȝou [L. de vobis negotiabuntur]. 1433 IV. 475/1 He sende..his Servant..to Marchandise ther with Wollen Cloth. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. ccccviii. 711 They of Tourney durst nat marchaundyse with them of Flaunders. 1591 T. Coningsby in I. 59 We must have leave to marchandyze. 1633 T. Stafford i. xii. 77 Preventing such further mischiefes, as might arise by his Subjects merchandizing with the Rebels. 1673 B. Makin 35 She could not Merchandize, without knowledge in Arithmetick. 1679 W. Penn (1692) ii. 179 Who hath merchandized in Souls of Men. 1706 J. Vanbrugh ii. 283 He that merchandises thus must be undone at last. 1737 S. Berington 215 This they are doing perpetually..rather Visiting than Merchandizing. 1862 G. A. Sala iv. 65 For how many years had they not merchandised together? 1890 C. Gross I. 37 Anyone who is not of that Gild may not merchandise with them. society > trade and finance > [verb (transitive)] 1538 T. Elyot Addicion at Aginor To marchandyse vyle thinges, or of small value. 1592 R. Cosin 21 Thus..they merchandized the hasard of their friends life. 1609 W. Shakespeare cii. sig. G2 That loue is marchandiz'd, whose ritch esteeming, The owners tongue doth publish euery where. 1629 tr. Herodian (1635) 115 The Romans call upon me..not [to] permit so..glorious an Empire to bee basely merchandized. 1632 P. Massinger iii. ii. sig. F3v Must I..like A prostituted creature, merchandize Our mutuall delight for hire? 1684 W. Penn in (1896) 11 Jan. 36/1 If it be below great men to be kind for recompence, and marchandize their Powr, it is [etc.]. 1715 N. Rowe v. ii Think'st thou that princes merchandize their grace, As Roman priests their pardons? 3. Originally U.S.society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale 1926 22 May 1687/2 When an author suddenly springs into prominence with a best seller..I would make that best seller work retroactively and I would merchandise all of his preceding books. 1959 I. Ross (1960) xv. 270 A new breakfast food or a new form of aspirin can easily be merchandised. 1970 R. Lowell 43 This typing paper..only merchandised in Maine. 1991 20 July 110/2 (advt.) A bright..individual, to sell and merchandise the product range. 1997 (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Weekend section) 25 Professional sports in the '90s are entertainment products as slickly merchandised as Star Wars. society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > advertise [verb (transitive)] 1957 A. E. Stevenson I. 5 This idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal—that you can gather votes like box tops—is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process. 1967 J. Didion (1968) 82 It is merchandising ‘niceness’, the facsimile of proper ritual, to children who do not know how else to find it. 1974 20 Apr. 1 a/3 Paul said the effect of trouble will depend on how the ‘unfortunate situation’ is merchandised. 2000 (Nexis) 5 Mar. b1 Like Charmin bathroom tissue and Honda Accords, candidates are now primarily merchandised on television. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.a1300 v.c1384 |
