goods
plural of “good” — benefit
An inflected form of good · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,768 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,003 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- benefit for your own goodwhat's the good of worrying?
- moral excellence or admirableness also: goodness there is much good to be found in people
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful also: goodness weigh the good against the badamong the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
- articles of commerce also: commodity, trade good
goods in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But Lady Brandon treats her guests exactly as an auctioneer treats his goods.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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My raft and all the goods thereon were overset: yet I recovered most again at low water.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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By the law of nations, the taking of goods by piracy does not divest the actual owner of them.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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His worldly goods he never threw In trust to fortune’s chances, But lived (as all his brothers do) In easy circumstances.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Most of the goods were taken from the dog sledge and piled in a heap at the foot of the forked trees.
A Countess from Canada · Bessie Marchant · Chapter 1