sundries

Sundries are small, miscellaneous items that do not belong to a single, coherent category. The term functions as a catch-all descriptor for a varied assortment of minor articles grouped together for convenience in inventories, catalogs, or everyday speech. Sundries can include hardware components, office supplies, cleaning items, and other small goods that are not core products.

In retail and manufacturing, sundries are items kept in stock to support primary products or operations, such as fasteners, tapes and adhesives, batteries, light bulbs, thread, and small tools. In hotels and guest services, sundries refer to complimentary toiletries and other small amenities provided to visitors. In logistics and shipping, sundries may denote incidental packing materials and miscellaneous supplies accompanying a shipment.

Etymology and usage: Sundry comes from Old English sundri, meaning separate or diverse. As a noun, sundries is common; the singular sundry is rare in modern usage and more often appears as an adjective (sundry items). The phrase and sundries is used in formal writing to indicate additional unspecified items.

Related terms include miscellany, odds and ends, and assorted items.