现货 (xiàn huò) — goods in stock; merchandise available for immediate delivery; spot goods (as opposed to futures)

Definition

现货 means goods that are physically available right now for delivery — what a store has on the shelf. Contrast with 存货, which emphasizes the inventory a business holds, and with 期货 (futures, not yet produced or delivered).

noun
goods in stockmerchandise available for immediate deliveryspot goods (as opposed to futures)
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Examples

  • 现货
    Qǐng wèn nǐ men yǒu xiàn huò ma?
    Excuse me, do you have this in stock?
  • 现货
    xiàn huò De jià gé bǐ qī huò pián yi yì xiē.
    The price of spot goods is a bit cheaper than futures.
  • 现货
    Wǒ men cāng kù lǐ hái yǒu dà liàng xiàn huò.
    We still have a large amount of stock in the warehouse.
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