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mark something up |
to increase the price of something |
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The store marked up their prices after the sale. |
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mark something down |
to decrease the price of something |
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The store always marks down their prices before Christmas. |
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price conscious |
to know how much things cost and to avoid buying expensive
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Mark is really price conscious; he never wastes money. |
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blow some cash |
to spend money wastefully |
Similar idiom: to throw money down the toilet |
I can't believe how much cash I blew yesterday. |
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buy something on impulse |
to buy something quickly without thinking about it |
related adjective: impulsive |
I bought it on impulse. |
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burn a hole in one's pocket |
to have money that someone really wants to spend |
The joke here is that the money seems like fire, because the
person wants to take it out of their pocket and spend it so
quickly. |
This money is really burning a hole in my pocket. |
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haggle over |
to negotiate for a lower price |
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I always try to haggle over the price when I buy something
expensive. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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splurge on |
to spend a large amount of money on something |
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I splurged on a new TV. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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spoil oneself |
to buy an expensive item that you don't necessarily need just
to make yourself feel happy. |
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It's important to spoil yourself every once in a while. |
verb phrase |
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layaway |
to pay for something using multiple payments |
This is called "a laybuy" in Australia and it can also be used
as a verb |
I wasn't able to afford it, so I decided to do a layaway. |
noun (countable) |
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put something on credit |
to use a credit card to pay for something |
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I didn't have enough cash, so I just put it on credit. |
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shop around |
to go to different shops to compare prices |
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I always shop around so that I can get the best deal. |
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shop till you drop |
to shop until you are very tired |
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My girlfriend likes to shop till she drops. |
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go on a spending spree |
to buy many items on one day that you don't necessarily
need |
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I sometimes go on a spending spree after payday. |
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shopaholic |
someone who shops too much |
"~holic" shows addiction. Some other words that use "holic"
are: workaholic, chocoholic, alcoholic. |
My mom is a shopaholic. |
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buyer's remorse |
when you regret buying something |
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He bought it on sale, but soon experienced buyer's remorse,
because he didn't really need it. |
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trade something in |
when you exchange something you have for cash at a store |
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I'm going to trade these games in. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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second hand |
something that has been previously owned and is now being
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I don't usually buy things that are second hand. |
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in at the moment |
to be popular |
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This brand is really in at the moment. |
adjective phrase |
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max out a credit card |
to exceed the limit on a credit card and as a result the card
can no longer be used |
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I maxed out two of my credit cards buying this. |
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installment |
a payment (usually one of many) |
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I paid for it in three installments. |
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