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noun ADJ. consumer, electrical, electronic, household, luxury a shop selling electrical goods | durable, perishable A ‘use by’ date must be stamped on all perishable goods. | mass-produced | cheap, low-priced | branded, own-label The supermarket's own-label goods are cheaper than branded goods | duty-free | second-hand | defective, faulty, shoddy | stolen He was accused of handling stolen goods. | counterfeit, fake VERB + GOODS make, manufacture, produce factories which produce luxury goods for the export market | buy, purchase | export, import | sell, supply | deliver The goods will be delivered within ten days. | transport GOODS + NOUN train, vehicle, wagon | depot, yard
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goods
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.
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