Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchandising

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
mer-chand-is-ing
IPA
/ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of merchandise

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

gerund of merchandise

Uncountable

noun

gerund of merchandise

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of merchandise

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Middle English marchaundising (“commerce, trading; commodities, goods; (plural) dealings with other persons”) [and other forms], from marchaundisen (“to engage in commerce, traffic”) (see further at merchandise (verb)) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds). The English word is analysable as merchandise + -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Merch.

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Questions

How do you pronounce merchandising?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/.
What does merchandising mean?
gerund of merchandise
Where does merchandising come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce merchandising

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