merchandise vs shipment

shipment vs merchandise

merchandise and shipment both are nouns.

merchandise is a verb but shipment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merchandise	Yes	No	Yes	No
shipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shipment is a hyponym of merchandise; that is, shipment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than merchandise:

merchandise: items for sale to the individual consumer
shipment: goods carried by a large vehicle

Other hyponyms of merchandise include cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, contraband, feature, generic, ironmongery, irregular, second, business line, line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line, number, refill, release, dreck, schlock, shlock, software package, software product, inventory, stock, top of the line, piece goods, yard goods, merchandise, merchandising.

merchandise (noun)	shipment (noun)
items for sale to the individual consumer	the act of sending off something
branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups	goods carried by a large vehicle

merchandise (verb)	shipment (verb)
engage in the trade of

Difference between merchandise and shipment

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