buy merchandise

Meaning

This phrase means to purchase official products, such as t-shirts, posters, or souvenirs, related to a band, movie, sports team, or event. In casual speech, 'merchandise' is often shortened to the highly popular word 'merch.'

Examples

• Many fans stood in line for hours just to buy merchandise.

  Many fans stood in line for hours just to buy merchandise.

• I always buy merchandise like t-shirts whenever I go to a concert.

  I always buy merchandise like t-shirts whenever I go to a concert.

• You can buy merchandise online if you miss the show.

  You can buy merchandise online if you miss the show.

• They made a lot of money by encouraging people to buy merchandise.

  They made a lot of money by encouraging people to buy merchandise.

• We went to the stadium early to buy merchandise before the game started.

  We went to the stadium early to buy merchandise before the game started.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I bought some merchandises at the concert.

  ✓ I bought some merchandise at the concert.

  'Merchandise' is an uncountable noun. It cannot be pluralized with an '-s'.

• ✗ I want to buy a merchandise from my favorite band.

  ✓ I want to buy some merchandise from my favorite band.

  Because 'merchandise' is uncountable, you cannot use the indefinite article 'a' directly before it. Use 'some merchandise' or 'a piece of merchandise' instead.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't forget to ___ before we leave the concert venue!

  💡 Purchase official band products.

  Show answer

  buy merchandise

• I always save some money to ___ at the anime convention.

  💡 Buy themed items or goods.

  Show answer

  buy merchandise