merchandize Copy link Outline I. Objects of trade1. merx, rcis, f. (any commodity on sale)2. res vēnāles3. mercātūra (strictly tradeII. Trade itself • merchandize: I. Objects of trade: 1. merx, rcis, f. (any commodity on sale): Pl.: Cic.: v. wares. To be an article of m., in merce esse, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118. 2. res vēnāles: Sall. Jug. 47 (forum rerum v.). 3. mercātūra (strictly trade: rare in present sense): Pl. Trin. 2, 2, 55. II. Trade itself: mercātūra: v. commerce, trade.