Shopping & Sales

The checkout line — bargains, refunds, and resisting the sale.

20 words

1. shop n. /ˈʃɑp/

a place where you buy things or services; also the act of buying things or, as a verb, to look for things to buy.
2. store n. /ˈstɔɹ/

a common word for a shop where you buy things, a place to keep items, or the act of saving data on a computer.
3. mall n. /ˈmɔɫ/

a large building or area with many different shops and restaurants inside. It is a place where you can walk around, shop, and eat all in one spot.
4. customer n. /ˈkəstəmɝ/

a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
5. cashier n. /kæˈʃɪɹ/

a person whose job is to take and give out money in a shop, bank, or restaurant.
6. purchase v. /ˈpɝtʃəs/

to buy something, or the act of buying it; it can also mean a firm grip or hold on a surface.
7. browse v. /ˈbɹaʊz/

to look through things casually, like books in a shop or pages on the internet; it also describes animals eating leaves from trees.
8. checkout n. /ˈtʃɛˌkaʊt/

the place or process of paying for things in a shop, online, or when leaving a hotel.
9. receipt n. /ɹiˈsit/

a common word for the paper you get after buying something, or the general act of receiving an item or message.
10. refund n. /ˈɹiˌfənd/

money that is given back to you, usually because you are not happy with something you bought or you paid too much.
11. discount n. /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

a common word used when something costs less than usual, or when you decide that an idea or a person's story is not worth believing.
12. sale n. /ˈseɪɫ/

a time when a shop sells things for less money than usual. It can also mean the act of selling something to a buyer.
13. bargain n. /ˈbɑɹɡən/

a word for getting a good deal: either a cheap price for something or an agreement between two people.
14. coupon n. /ˈkjuˌpɔn/

a piece of paper or a digital code that gives you a discount on something you buy; it can also mean a ticket for a service or a payment on a bond.
15. price n. /ˈpɹaɪs/

the amount of money you must pay to buy something. It can also mean the bad things you have to deal with to get what you want.
16. expensive adj. /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

something that costs a lot of money to buy or maintain; in computing, it can also mean a task that uses a lot of power or time.
17. afford v. /əˈfɔɹd/

to have enough money or time for something, or to provide an opportunity.
18. brand n. /ˈbɹænd/

a specific name or image that a company uses to help people recognize its products. It can also mean a particular type or kind of something.
19. product n. /ˈpɹɑdəkt/

something that is made or grown to be sold, or the result of a process.
20. warranty n. /ˈwɔɹənti/

a written promise from a company to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a certain time; it can also mean a general legal guarantee.