merch

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/mɝt͡ʃ/
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/mɝt͡ʃ/ · /mɜːtʃ/

Definition of merch

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (informal, uncountable)goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
    “His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.”
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noun

  1. (informal, uncountable)goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
    “His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.”
  2. (especially, informal, uncountable)goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
    “Many musicians make merch you can only get if you join the fanclub.”
    “With almost two months until Inauguration Day, fans who were "With Her" (or are still "With Her") can grab Clinton merch — now at deeply marked-down prices.”
    “The merch is proof of how much the sentiment resonates with people.”

verb

  1. (rare, slang)To merchandise.
    “Maligned by rockers, misunderstood by critics, and merched by Madison Avenue, rave may be the only vital youth culture remaining.”
  2. (slang)To provide proof.
    “And I can merch on my homie, I'm used to ridin' 'round by my lonely”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman marchaundisebor. Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin mercātus Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Old French marcheant Old French -ise Old French marcheandisebor. Middle English marchaundise English merchandiseclip. English merch Clipping of merchandise.

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