goods

goods
goods S2 W2 /ɡʊdz/ noun [plural]1. things that are produced in order to be sold
    electrical/industrial/agricultural etc goods
    furniture and other household goods
    the large market for consumer goods (=televisions, washing machines etc)
    Britain’s leading exporter of manufactured goods (=things that are made, not grown)
    There will be tax increases on a range of goods and services. ⇨ dry goods
2. things that someone owns and that can be moved:
    They were charged with handling stolen goods.
    We collected up our goods and left.
3. British English thi which are carried by road, train etc
   SYN  freight:
    a goods train
4. come up with the goods/deliver the goods informal to do whato is needed or expected:
    He’s a great player. He always comes up with the goods on the day.
5. have/get the goods on somebody American English to have or find proof that someone is guilty of a crime:
    Face it, Bukowski, we got the goods on you!
6. damaged goods someone whose actions mean that they no longer have a good effect or influence on something:
    After the scandal, he was considered damaged goods by the party.
⇨ worldly goods at worldly(1)
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + goods
   ▪ electrical goods Today's shoppers are spending more money on mobile phones and electrical goods than on clothing.
   ▪ household goods Household goods are downstairs in the basement.
   ▪ consumer goods (=televisions, washing machines etc) The market for consumer goods is huge.
   ▪ manufactured goods (=made in large quantities using machines) Imports of manufactured goods have increased rapidly.
   ▪ industrial goods (=goods used mainly in the production of other goods) machinery and other industrial goods
   ▪ agricultural goods The United States became a major exporter of agricultural goods.
   ▪ luxury goods The new industrial middle classes began to demand luxury goods.
   ▪ duty-free goods (=that you do not pay tax on when you bring them into a country) What is the permitted amount of duty-free goods?
   ▪ white goods British English (=equipment used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators) The house is unfurnished, except for white goods.
   ▪ brown goods British English (=electrical goods that provide entertainment at home such as televisions and stereo systems) The company has 22 percent of the total market for brown goods.
   ▪ perishable goods (=fresh food etc that is likely to decay quickly) Perishable goods are transported in refrigerated trucks.
   ▪ faulty goods (=that have something wrong with them) Consumers have a right to reasonable protection against the sale of faulty goods.
   ▪ stolen goods The police charged him with handling stolen goods.
   ▪ counterfeit goods (=goods that are made to look like the real thing, but are not the real thing) Counterfeit goods will be seized and traders will face prosecution.
   ▪ sb’s worldly goods (=all the things that someone owns) All his worldly goods fit in four packing cases.
■ phrases
   ▪ goods and services The company provides a range of specialized goods and services.
■ verbs
   ▪ produce goods The company started a factory in Singapore, to produce goods for export.
   ▪ manufacture goods Local industries were created to manufacture goods that were previously imported.
   ▪ import goods Western Europe is the world’s second largest market for imported goods.
   ▪ export goods The company exports Thai goods to Europe.
   ▪ supply goods On 3 September he supplied goods to the hotel valued at £350.00.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
   ▪ goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
   ▪ commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
   ▪ merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
   ▪ wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
   ▪ export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
   ▪ import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.