goods S2 W2 /ɡʊdz/ BrE AmE 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 SYN 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)
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + 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.
■ phrases
▪ goods and services
The company provides a range of specialized goods and services.
■ verbs
▪ 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.
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THESAURUS
▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold:
consumer products such as mobile phones
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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.
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electrical goods
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.