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tinned goods

tinned goods

1.6
Food kept in metal cans to eat later
  • noun
  • /tɪnd ɡʊdz/
  • UK
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  • The charity collected a variety of tinned goods to help families in need.

Examples

  • HALLWORTH: So far we've got plenty of tinned goods from Crosse & Blackwell.

    The Mercy (2018)

  • I brought you a load of tinned goods, which I hope will impress you.

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

  • Possibly until tomorrow, provided that you deliver to me by midnight tonight at my gun position... a personal offering consisting of tinned goods and sufficient valuables... to comprise a suitable offering.

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

  • The packages included cereal, fruit, tinned goods, tea bags, biscuits, toiletries and other essentials.

  • During the camping trip, we brought plenty of tinned goods to make meal preparation easier.

  • The pantry was stocked with tinned goods like soup, beans, and vegetables for the winter months.

Synonyms

canned goods
vstinned goods
  • US
12 1.0

Food that people keep in metal cans so it lasts a long time

is the same meaning but uses a different wording for the preserved items
canned food
vstinned goods
11 1.0

Food kept in a metal can so it lasts a long time

focuses on individual packaged products rather than general food
canned foods
vstinned goods
  • US
1 1.0

Food stored in metal cans so it lasts a long time

refers to the same things but using a different wording for packaging

Surface Forms

tinned goods singular
tinned good plural
tinned goods plural

Morphology

tinned + good

The phrase 'tinned goods' is directly compositional: 'tinned' means preserved in cans and 'goods' means products, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'products (usually food) preserved in cans'. This nominal compound follows a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern and would be readily understood by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Tinned goods comes from the old practice of putting food into sealed metal tins so it stayed safe and 'preserved' for a long time. That's why tinned goods now means food in metal cans that you can store for a long time.