marketing vs merchandising

marketing and merchandising both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marketing	Yes	No	No	No
merchandising	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marketing and merchandising are synonyms defined as:

marketing and merchandising: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

Other synonyms of marketing include selling.

marketing (noun)	merchandising (noun)
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money	the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
shopping at a market	the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service	branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups