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cataloguenoun

UK US catalog uk ​ /ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/ us ​ /ˈkæt̬.əl.ɑːɡ/

catalogue noun (LIST)

B2 [ C ] a book with a list of all the goods that you can buy from a shop:

a mail-order catalogue

› [ C ] a list of all the books, paintings, etc. that exist in a place

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catalogueverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/ us ​ /ˈkæt̬.əl.ɑːɡ/

(Definition of “catalogue” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“catalogue” in Business English

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cataloguenoun [ C ]

UK US catalog uk ​ /ˈkætəlɒɡ/ us ​ COMMERCE, MARKETING

› a book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two weeks beforehand.

› also mail order catalogue a book that contains pictures and prices of products that customers can order and that the company delivers to their homes:

Vertbaudet is a children's clothing catalogue.
"Internet sales haven't replaced catalogue sales but have brought in new customers," he said.
The best advice is to buy charity Christmas cards direct from the catalogue.

See also

back catalogue
card catalogue
online catalogue

catalogueverb [ T ]

UK US catalog uk ​ /ˈkætəlɒɡ/ us ​

› to make a written record of things in the form of a list in a particular order:

They will be hiring an archivist to continue the work of cataloguing the family's possessions.

(Definition of “catalogue” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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