merchandise vs top of the line

top of the line vs merchandise

merchandise and top of the line both are nouns.

merchandise is a verb but top of the line is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merchandise	Yes	No	Yes	No
top of the line	Yes	No	No	No

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

merchandise: items for sale to the individual consumer
top of the line: the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise

Other hyponyms of merchandise include cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment, 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, piece goods, yard goods, merchandise, merchandising.

merchandise (noun)	top of the line (noun)
items for sale to the individual consumer	the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups

merchandise (verb)	top of the line (verb)
engage in the trade of

Difference between merchandise and top of the line

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