/ gʊdz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ]
1.
things that are produced to be sold :
cheap / expensive goods
leather / cotton / paper goods
electrical / sports goods
perishable / durable goods
increased tax on goods and services
—see also consumer goods ➡ note at product
2.
possessions that can be moved :
stolen goods
The plastic bag contained all his worldly goods (= everything he owned) .
➡ note at things
3.
( BrE ) things (not people) that are transported by rail or road :
a goods train
a heavy goods vehicle
—compare freight
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IDIOMS
- be the goods
- deliver the goods | come up with the goods