merch

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /mɜrtʃ/ UK /mɜːtʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
merchandise, especially branded products sold to fans

The band sold tour merch at a stall by the entrance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · merchandise, especially... merchandise goods products wares stock commodities

Word family

Related forms merchant merchandise commerce market

Etymology

A late 20th-century clipping of merchandise, from Old French marcheandise, from marcheant 'merchant', from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods'.

merchandise Old French merx Latin

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# merch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /mɜrtʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /mɜːtʃ/

## Meanings
1. merchandise, especially branded products sold to fans

## Examples
- The band sold tour merch at a stall by the entrance.

## Synonyms
- merchandise
- goods
- products
- wares
- stock
- commodities

## Related Forms
- merchant
- merchandise
- commerce
- market

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: merchandise
- Root: merx

## Etymology
A late 20th-century clipping of merchandise, from Old French marcheandise, from marcheant 'merchant', from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods'.

## AI Etymology
Merch is a late 20th-century clipping of merchandise, from Old French marcheandise, from marcheant 'merchant', from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods'. The etymological trail includes Old French merchandise and Latin merx. As a noun, merch means merchandise, especially branded products sold to fans. The same family is visible in related forms such as merchant, merchandise, commerce, and market.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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