goods wares and merchandise
61retailing — /ree tay ling/, n. the business of selling goods directly to consumers (distinguished from wholesaling). [1400 50; late ME; see RETAIL, ING1] * * * Selling of merchandise directly to the consumer. Retailing began several thousand years ago with… …
62Economy of ancient Tamil country — The economy of the ancient Tamil country (Sangam era: 200 BCE – 200 CE) describes the ancient economy of a region in southern India that covers the present day stateTamil Nadu. The main economic activities were agriculture, weaving, pearl fishery …
63commodity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. article, product; goods, wares. See sale. II (Roget s IV) n. [ Often plural ] Syn. goods, article(s), merchandise, wares, materials, products, possessions, property, chattel, assets, belongings,… …
64warehouse — Structure used for the reception and storage of goods and merchandise. Carter v. Bauman, C.C. A.Cal., 19 F.2d 855, 856. The term may include any structure used to hold goods, stores or wares temporarily or for a length of time. In re Miller Land… …
65Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
66ships — Though they possessed little in the way of seacoasts, the ancient Mesopotamians built a great many boats and ships. This was because the flat plains on which they farmed and fought were crisscrossed by numerous rivers and irrigation canals… …
67Medici bank — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Medici bank company fate = Shut down by authorities successor = foundation = c. 1397 defunct = 1494 location = Various; home branch in Florence, Italy industry = Banking key people = Giovanni di Bicci,… …
68Medici Bank — For the private bank in Austria that failed due to its investment in Bernard Madoff s Ponzi scheme, see Bank Medici. Medici Bank Industry Banking Key people Giovanni di Bicci, Cosimo de Medici, Piero di Cosimo, Lorenzo de Medici, Francesco… …
69commission merchant — A term which is synonymous with factor. It means one who receives goods, chattels, or merchandise for sale, exchange, or other disposition, and who is to receive a compensation for his services, to be paid by the owner, or derived from the sale,… …
70commission merchant — A term which is synonymous with factor. It means one who receives goods, chattels, or merchandise for sale, exchange, or other disposition, and who is to receive a compensation for his services, to be paid by the owner, or derived from the sale,… …
