merchandize

== English == === Noun === merchandize (countable and uncountable, plural merchandizes) Obsolete spelling of merchandise. === Verb === merchandize (third-person singular simple present merchandizes, present participle merchandizing, simple past and past participle merchandized) (US) Uncommon spelling of merchandise. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling merchandize is sometimes proscribed as an error. Nevertheless, Merriam‑Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary records it as an accepted less common alternative spelling of merchandise. === References === “merchandise, v.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present: “variants or less commonly merchandize”. Jesse Karjalainen (2012), The Joy of English: 100 Illuminating Conversations about the English Language, How To Books Ltd, →ISBN: “The same exceptions exist in US spelling -ize, although it is common to see certain nonstandard spellings, such as advertize, merchandize and televize.”