Translation
an article of trade, commodity; goods, wares
Word origin
From German Ware, goods for sale, a Germanic word English also has as ware. It survives in English mainly in the plural wares and in compounds such as hardware and warehouse.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- Ware
- English cognates
- ware, wares, warehouse
Examples
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The trader sells his goods in the street.
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Those goods came from a distant country.
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The price of the item is too high.
Singular is one item of stock; the plural is the usual form, matching English goods. Do not let the shape mislead you: has nothing to do with (warm) or with (true), and there is no -- affix. A shop is a o, a warehouse a o.
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