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impulse buying

noun

the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed

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Nearby words

  1. impudent,
  2. impudicity,
  3. impugn,
  4. impuissant,
  5. impulse,
  6. impulse control disorder,
  7. impulse turbine,
  8. impulsion,
  9. impulsive,
  10. impulsive obsession
Derived Formsimpulse buyer, noun
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