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Lv 7

Looking for word / short phrase that means something like "imported goods", without "imported", because that's implied already?

My sentence: They would spend months in these distant lands, buying and selling, bringing back money and...

...imported goods? "imported" is a given, because they're coming back from distant lands.

...commodities? Seems too generic.

...exotic luxuries? Close, but it's an oversell.

...various locally unavailable commodities? Accurate, but clumsy.

...various foreign commodities? This is my best candidate so far, but hoping someone here can think of something better. Shorter would be good too, but even four words could work; it's just that my four-word phrase seems clunky. Thanks!

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    local products

  • 4 years ago

    You said " They would spend months in these distant lands, buying and selling, bringing back money and... ...imported goods?" I would change it to say: "They would spend months in distant lands, buying and selling goods that were relevant to successful trade."

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    locally sourced items.

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