"giftware" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giftwares [plural]
Etymology: From gift + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gift|-ware|id2=substance, kind, or use}} gift + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} giftware (countable and uncountable, plural giftwares)
  1. Items designed to be bought as gifts Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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