Synonyms and antonyms of The activity of shopping in American Thesaurus

account (noun)

an arrangement you have with a store or other business that allows you to pay for goods or services later

account (noun)

a record showing how much you owe a store or other business for goods or services that you have received

acquisition (noun)

the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way

a run on something ()

a situation in which a lot of people want to buy something at the same time

brand loyalty (noun)

the tendency of customers to keep buying the same brand of a particular product instead of trying other brands

caveat emptor (formal)

formal used for saying that when you buy something you are responsible for checking its quality

charge account (noun)

an account that you have with a store by which you buy goods with a charge card

charge card (noun)

a plastic card that you get from a particular store and use to buy its goods and pay for them later

click-and-collect (noun)

a way of shopping where you order something online then collect it from a store or another convenient location

comparison-shop (verb)

to compare prices and features of products for sale in different stores in order to find the best deal

conspicuous consumption (noun)

the practice of buying expensive things to show people how rich you are

consumption (noun)

the process of buying or using goods, or the amount that people buy or use

credit (noun)

an arrangement to receive goods from a store or money from a bank and pay for it later

custom (noun)

British the practice of buying goods or services from a particular store or company

cybershopping (noun)

shopping for goods and services on the Internet

firm offer (noun)

a definite offer to buy something for a particular price

footfall (noun)

businessmainly British the number of possible customers who visit a store or business in a given period

handling charge (noun)

extra money you pay to a store or company for getting your goods ready and sending them to you

home shopping (noun)

shopping in which you buy things at home using the phone, the mail, or the Internet

(I’m) just looking ()

used for telling someone who works in a store that you do not yet know whether you want to buy anything

layaway (noun)

American a method of buying goods from a store by which a customer pays a small amount of money so that the store will keep the goods for them until they pay the rest

lay-by (noun)

Australian the layaway method of buying goods from a store

loyal (adjective)

continuing to use the products or services of a particular business

loyalty (noun)

continued use of the products or services of a particular business

loyalty card (noun)

a card given to customers of a supermarket or other business that gives them benefits such as price reductions

marketing (noun)

Americanold-fashioned shopping for food and drink

order form (noun)

a form that you use to order goods from a company or store, that has spaces where you write your name, address, etc.

panic buying (noun)

a situation in which large numbers of people buy a product in large quantities because they are worried there is not enough of it available

procurement (noun)

the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company

purchase (noun)

formal the process of buying something

retail therapy (noun)

humorous the activity of shopping in order to make yourself feel happier

shopping (noun)

the activity of going to a store to buy things

shopping (noun)

involving shopping

shopping (noun)

British all of the things that you have bought in a store, especially food and products for cleaning the house

shopping list (noun)

a list of things that you want to buy

store card (noun)

American a card provided by a large store or supermarket that you can use to get points when you buy something from that store. You can then use these points instead of money.

window-shopping (noun)

the activity of looking at things in store windows but not buying anything