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point-of-purchase

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[point-uhv-pur-chuhs] / ˈpɔɪnt əvˈpɜr tʃəs /

adjective

  1. designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale.

    point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.


Example Sentences

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People holding tickets for the four canceled shows can get a refund at the point of purchase, the team said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Officers say they cannot trace the owners for a "large percentage" of them, and are calling for the compulsory registration of power tools' serial numbers at the point of purchase.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

The company says its suppliers follow Mars’ deforestation policy standards and that it’s committed to ensuring “100% of our cocoa is responsibly sourced globally and traceable to first point of purchase by 2025.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Paid to the automaker at the point of purchase, the subsidy began in 2009 and was scaled back gradually to end last year.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

They had no roots and didn't care which solid objects secured them, sand, shells, husks, or pebbles; they didn't ask their hosts for sustenance, just a point of purchase.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.

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