Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.]
   To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

merchandising
     n : the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money [syn: {selling},
          {marketing}]