merchandising

Noun
  1. The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money (synset 101115160)
    is a type of: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    subtypes:
    • bait and switch - a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
    • private treaty - a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency
    • bootlegging - the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
    • bootlegging - the act of selling illegally or without permission
    • capitalisation, capitalization - the sale of capital stock
    • retail - the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
    • wholesale - the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
    • sale - a particular instance of selling
    • sellout - the selling of an entire stock of something
    • syndication - selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
    • dumping - selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
    • dutch auction - a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
    • retailing - the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
    • telecommerce, telemarketing, teleselling - the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales
    • hawking, peddling, vending, vendition - the act of selling goods for a living
    • resale - the selling of something purchased
    • sale - the general activity of selling
    is a part of: marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
    same as: marketing, selling

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