• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/wɛəz/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/wɛɹz/

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• (General Australian)IPA^(key):/weːz/
• (New Zealand,without thecheer–chair merger)IPA^(key):/weəz/
• (New Zealand,cheer–chair merger)IPA^(key):/wiəz/
• (Scotland)IPA^(key):/weɹz/
• (Lancashire,fair–fur merger)IPA^(key):/wɜː(ɹ)z/
• Homophones:wears,warez;where's(wine–whine merger);weirs(cheer–chair merger);whirs(wine–whine merger,fair–fur merger)
• Rhymes:-ɛə(ɹ)z

wares

1. plural ofware

wares pl (plural only)

1. Goods orservices that are forsale.

   The square was filled with booths, with vendors offering theirwares.

   • 2011 October 26, “Report of the Interdepartmental Working Committee on Mortgage Arrears”, inDáil Éireann:

     I call on the Minister to ensure good regulation is applied to moneylenders and so-called independent money advisers, many of whom are former bankers peddling theirwares

• (goods for sale):merchandise,products

• warez

• Rawes,sewar,wears,sware,resaw,swear,sawer