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mercanzia

/mer.kanˈtsi.a/noun · feminineC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,277

Meaning

goods, merchandise

  • goods or wares offered for sale, especially in trade or markets

In a sentence

I commercianti hanno sistemato con cura tutta la mercanzia sulle bancarelle.

The traders neatly arranged all the merchandise on the stalls.

Non tutta la mercanzia esposta in vetrina è di ottima qualità.

Not all the merchandise displayed in the window is of top quality.

A chi appartiene quella mercanzia lasciata incustodita all'ingresso del magazzino?

Whose merchandise is that left unattended at the warehouse entrance?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
mercanziafeminine · singular
mercanziefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Can have a slightly old-fashioned or informal tone compared to the neutral merce.

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