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have a promotion |
to sell goods at a reduced price, or with additional benefits
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The store was having a promotion on dog food; all dog food was
half price. |
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offer a discount |
to sell goods at a reduced price |
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If you buy five of these, I can offer you a discount. |
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mark up |
to increase the price of something |
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During the summer months, the store marked up ice and ice
cream. |
verb (phrase) + object |
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mark down |
to decrease the price of something |
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The supermarket usually marks down the price of Easter eggs
after Easter. |
verb (phrase) + object |
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no-frills |
to be not fancy or luxurious |
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Their coffee section was no-frills; it only had four kinds of
coffee, all reasonably-priced. |
adjective (phrase) |
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buy something in bulk |
to buy a large amount of something in order to get a
discount |
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I like buying in bulk because it works out cheaper in the end. |
verb (phrase) |
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affordable |
to have enough money to be able to pay for something |
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Peanuts are healthy, and they are pretty affordable. |
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scale |
an instrument used to measure things |
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The staff at the deli always weigh the meat on a scale. |
noun (countable) |
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half price |
to be half the normal price |
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Today all sausages are half price. |
adjective (phrase) |
adjective (phrase) |
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on sale |
to be reduced in price |
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What's on sale today? |
adjective (phrase) |
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stock up on |
to buy a large amount of something and put it into storage |
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I stocked up on beer, because there was a sale. |
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run to the supermarket |
to go to the supermarket |
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I didn't have any milk, so I decided to quickly run to the
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throw something in a cart |
to put something in a shopping cart |
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The little boy grabbed some candy and threw it into the
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seasonal |
something that's only available during a specific season of the
year |
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Strawberries are very seasonal. |
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in season |
to be available during the current season |
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Oranges were in season, so the market had thousands of
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adjective (phrase) |
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out of season |
to be unavailable during the current season |
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Oranges are out of season at the moment. |
adjective (phrase) |
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in stock |
to be available |
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I wanted to buy large size shoes, but the store didn't have any
in stock; they said they could order some for me, though. |
adjective (phrase) |
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out of stock |
to be unavailable |
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I'm sorry ma'am, but that item is out of stock. |
adjective (phrase) |
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perishable |
to be not likely to stay fresh for a long time if not
eaten |
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All the perishable foods are kept over there. |
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sample |
to try something without purchasing it |
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I wanted to sample the coffee before I bought it, so I sampled
a small cup. |
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packaging |
the package, wrapping or box an item comes in |
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My daughter always chooses the candy with the bright packaging |
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aisle |
the walking space between two walls |
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There was one aisle dedicated to toys, and I always liked to go
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groceries |
items you buy in a supermarket |
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Where do you buy your groceries? |
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self-service |
something that you need to do yourself e.g. a checkout |
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The salad bar was self-service, so I could just choose what I
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noun (uncountable) |
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frozen |
the state of preserving something by storing it in a cold place
at less than zero degrees |
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The cheesecake was frozen, so we had to defrost it before we could eat it. |
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freeze |
the verb of preserving something by storing it in a cold place
at less than zero degrees |
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If you freeze potatoes, the texture gets all weird. |
verb (transitive) |
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