merchandize
English edit
Noun edit
merchandize (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of merchandise
- 1745, Guy Miege, The Present State of Great Britain, and Ireland, page 443:
- [T]he Bay of Galway [is] so well seated for Merchandize, that it has been lookd on as the greatest Place of Trade in all Ireland; insomuch that a forane Merchant meeting an Irishman, asked him in what Part of Galway Ireland stood?
- 1854, Henry A. Stern, Dawnings of Light in the East[1], page 46:
- They have their stored booths in every bazaar, occupy all the principal caravanseries with their merchandize, and entirely control the business of bankerage and monopolies.
Verb edit
merchandize (third-person singular simple present merchandizes, present participle merchandizing, simple past and past participle merchandized)
- (US) Alternative spelling of merchandise; to engage in selling of merchandise.
Usage notes edit
- This is commonly proscribed as a spelling error of merchandise despite its prevalence.
References edit
- Jesse Karjalainen (2012) The Joy Of English: 100 Illuminating Conversations about the English Language, How To Books Ltd, →ISBN: “The same exceptions exist in US spelling -ize, although it is common to see certain nonstandard spellings, such as advertize, merchandize and televize.”