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goods

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɡʊdz// UK //ɡˈʊdz// goods General-service Informal Slang

n. items or products that are made to be sold. You use this word to talk about things people buy in a shop or move on a truck.

n. tangible items or merchandise produced for sale or trade. Plural in form and takes a plural verb.


SIMPLE

The shop sells a wide range of leather goods.

CONTEXTUAL

The company specializes in moving perishable goods across the country using refrigerated trucks.

COMPLEX

Economists distinguish between public and private goods based on whether one person's consumption prevents another from using the same resource.

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The noun is always plural and requires a plural verb (e.g., 'the goods are' rather than 'the goods is').

Pitfall

He bought a good at the store.He bought some goods at the store.In the sense of merchandise, 'goods' is always plural; the singular 'good' is usually an adjective or an abstract concept.

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