Goods Meaning
/ɡʊdz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounplural of good
nounThat which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
nounFreight, as opposed to passengers.
nounEllipsis of goods train.
"An unusual visitor to Leeds on September 26 was Class 4 4-6-0 No. 75042 (17A), on a Class H goods from York; it soon returned on the 6.30 p.m. Leeds-York parcels."— 1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: North Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, page 425:
nounSomething authentic, important, or revealing.
nounThe female body, especially when seen as desirable.
"And she got the goods / And she got that ass, I got to look, sorry!"— 2007, “Good Life”, in Graduation, performed by Kanye West ft. T-Pain:
nounThe male genitals.
"[…]that enormous machine of his[…] which, together with it bottom dependence, the inestimable bulse of ladies jewels, formed a grand showout of goods indeed!"— 1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, page 210:
nounA person or animal, etc., with reference to its characteristics.
"The Colonel's horse is good goods."— 1913, The Lone Hand, volume 12, page 37:
verbthird-person singular simple present indicative of good
Sentence Examples
We deal in silk goods.
We bought the goods at $3 a dozen.
The company ships its goods all over the world.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold all of its ____ during the holiday sale.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The merchant carefully inspected the ____ before they were loaded onto the ship for transport across the ocean.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold all of its ____ during the holiday sale.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The merchant carefully inspected the ____ before they were loaded onto the ship for transport across the ocean.