merchandise
/ˈmɜː.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/noun
Middle School
1
Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
2
Commercial goods connected (branded) with an entity such as a team, band, company, charity, work of fiction, festival, or meme. (Commonly shortened to merch.)
3
A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
4
The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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