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dry goods UK US noun [plural] COMMERCE
► (UK products that do not contain liquid, for example, tea, sugar, and flour: »
Use canisters to protect your rice, flour, cereal, and other dry goods from going stale.
► US products such as clothes, sheets, curtains, etc., rather than things such as food or tools: »
dry goods business/company/store
Financial and business terms. 2012.