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- Anthropology Vocabulary
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- Stock Market Vocabulary
- Real Estate Vocabulary
- Purchase Vocabulary
- Product Vocabulary
- Research Vocabulary
- Phone Vocabulary
- Payment Vocabulary
- Office Supplies Vocabulary
- Management Vocabulary
- Law Vocabulary
- Human Resources Vocabulary
- The Factory Vocabulary
- Vocabulary List: Bank and Finance
- Computer Vocabulary
- Marketing Vocabulary
- Social Media Vocabulary
- Meteorology Vocabulary
- Culture Vocabulary List
- Architecture Vocabulary
- Sociology Vocabulary
Shopping Vocabulary List: Most Used & Common Terms
| Vocabulary | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (Some) Change | Money exchange. | Have you got change to pay the swimming pool? |
| A banknote/a note/a bill | Paper money. | How many banknotes have you got? |
| A bargain | A good deal. | That’s a real bargain. |
| A bid | An offer in an auction. | What bids did you make? |
| A bill | An invoice. | I need the bill to be refunded. |
| A billboard | A large panel for advertising. | The billboards are huge. |
| A brand | A trademark. | Children love brands nowadays. |
| A carrier bag | A bag (usually plastic) supplied by shops. | Carrier bags are always provided. |
| A cashier | A person who operates cash register. | The cashier is so nice. |
| A catchphrase/a motto | A repeated phrase, slogan. | Do you know the brand’s catchphrase? |
| A chain | A company with branches. | I usually shop in chains. |
| A changing room/cloakroom//fitting room | A booth for trying on clothes. | Where are the fitting rooms? |
| A charge/to charge | A fee/To ask for money. | How much do you charge for this? |
| A check/cheque | An order for bank to pay. | I usually pay the doctor by check. |
| A client/customer | Someone who buys products. | Clients should always be satisfied with what you sell. |
| A coin | Metal money. | How many coins have you got? |
| A consumer | Someone who consumes, who buys. | How many customers will you target? |
| A corner shop | A small, local shop that sells a little of everything – it needn’t be on a corner. | He loves shopping in the corner shop. |
| A cost/to cost | A price. | The cost of the product is too high. |
| A counter | A flat, elevated surface. | Meet me at the counter. |
| A coupon | A discount voucher. | We love using coupons when we shop. |
| A deal | A transaction. | They got such a good deal yesterday. |
| A delivery/to deliver | An act of delivering. | The delivery was done on time. |
| A department | A division of organization. | Which department do you work for? |
| A department store | A large store that sells a range of items in different departments such as food and clothing. | Department stores are heaven. |
| A design | A pattern, a styling. | He loves the new design of the product. |
| A discount store/pound shop | A shop where all the goods are sold at a discount. | My parents love going to discount stores. |
| A discount/to discount | A reduced price/to deduct from price. | They got a very good discount today. |
| A flea market | A market where antiques and second hand goods are sold. | It is so different to shop at the flea market. |
| A franchise | A business with a commercial licence. | Franchises are fun to shop in. |
| A fur trader | Person who deals in animal-fur products. | The fur trader did an excellent job with my coat. |
| A gift/present | Something you give to make the other person happy. | I love the gift he offered me. |
| A guarantee | A promise. | How long does the guarantee last? |
| A leaflet | A brochure. | Have you seen the company’s leaflet? |
| A loyalty card | a card issued by a shop to allow customers to save money on the basis of what they spend. | She has all the loyalty cards of her favorite shops. |
| A mall (US)/shopping centre (GB) | Place where many shops are gathered. | I love shopping in malls. |
| A market study | a study that analyzes market demand for a particular product or service. | Market studies are capital in advertising. |
| A must-have product | A product that is very popular that a lot of people want to have. | This bag is a must-have product. |
| A poll | A survey. | According to the poll, more and more clients shop there. |
| A purchase/To purchase | Something you buy/To buy. | What is this purchase I can see on your account? |
| A receipt | A proof of payment. | Did you get the receipt? |
| A retail park | An area normally on the outskirts of a town/city with several large retail outlets. | We love going to retail parks at the weekend. |
| A retailer | Someone who sells goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities. | The retailer does good prices. |
| A rip-off | A cheat, a con. | He was disappointed as this was a real rip-off! |
| A sample | A representative piece, specimen. | CanI get a sample to try it before buying it? |
| A shelf | A flat storage space. | The shelf is full of books. |
| A shop assistant | The person who serves customers. | The shop assistant was extremely helpful. |
| A shopping basket | A container for your purchases. | She nicely gave me a shopping basket. |
| A shopping channel | A television channel that is dedicated to promoting sales. | They love watching the shopping channel. |
| A stock | A reserve in storage. | The stock is huge. |
| A storage room | Place where to stock things. | Where is the storage room? |
| A supply/to supply | A stock/To provide. | There is no more supply. |
| A target/to target | An objective/to aim. | Who is your main target? |
| A till | A cash register. | I’m waiting for you at the till. |
| A turnover | Revenues of business. | What was your turnover last year? |
| A wedge | A V-shaped block. | The wedge under the door is efficient. |
| A wholesaler | Someone who sells goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale. | The wholesaler sales in bulk. |
| Affordable | You have enough money to buy it | This item is affordable so I’ll buy it. |
| An amount | A quantity, a total, a sum. | What is the amount of products you bought? |
| An appliance | A device, piece of equipment. | The electronic appliance I have broke down. |
| An auction | A sale with bids. | Auctions are quite exhiliarating. |
| An item | A shopping unit. | How many items are you going to buy? |
| An offer/to offer | A proposal/to propose to give. | What offers can you make? |
| Big brand names | Large well-known companies or product names. | They are fans of big brand names. |
| Flooding the market | An excess amount of inventory for sale causes an undesired drop in price for the product, in extreme cases making the products impossible to sell at any price. | Spinners are flooding the market. |
| High street names | Well-known shops. | She fancies shopping in high street names. |
| Mink fur | Hair of a small furry mammal. | Mink fur is my favorite. |
| Opening hours | When the shop is open. | What are your opening hours? |
| Pricey | Expensive | This is too pricey for my budget. |
| Second-hand | Previously owned. | Second-hand shops are affordable. |
| To be a shopaholic | To be addicted to shopping. | She is such a shopaholic. |
| To be on a tight budget | To have a limited amount of money to spend. | We are on a tight budget this month. |
| To browse | To look for goods in shop before you buy. | Let’s browse before buying anything. |
| To catch the eye | To get someone’s attention, especially by looking at them. | It directly caught my eye. |
| To cost an arm and a leg | Very expensive. | I won’t buy it as it costs an arm and a leg. |
| To deceive | To disappoint. | We were so deceived by the quality of the product. |
| To do the grocery shopping | Technically to buy fruit and vegetables, but normally used to mean to buy food and drinks for the household. | We do the grocey shopping every week. |
| To get into debt | To owe money. | He got into debt last month. |
| To give someone the hard sell | To put pressure on someone to buy something. | They gave him the hard sell but it didn’t work. |
| To go on a shopping spree | To go shopping and buys lots of items that you may not be able to afford. | How about going on a shopping spree? |
| To indulge in some retail therapy | To go shopping to make yourself feel better. | She decided to indulge in some retail therapy. |
| To nip to | To go somewhere quickly. | We’ve nipped to stores. |
| To pick up a bargain | To buy something much cheaper than the normal price. | I’m so proud as I picked up a bargain yesterday. |
| To refund | To reimburse. | She was refunded last month. |
| To return | To give back. | Can I return the item I bought yesterday? |
| To run up a credit card bill | To owe money on a credit card. | He runs up a credit card bill. |
| To shop around | To try different shops to find the best deal. | Let’s shop around and make up our mind then. |
