to impulse-buy
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- phrasal verb
- /ˈɪmˌpʌls baɪ/
:
comprar por impulso
- She had told him it had been an impulse buy at Bed, Bath.
Examples
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For some, it is an impulse buy, or they fall for the hook that it is an investment, like a stock or a bond.
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After browsing the electronics aisle, he made an impulse-buy of the latest smartphone, despite not needing a new one.
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Or was it an impulse buy?
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Maybe it was an impulse buy?
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So I think all of the best purchase decisions are made when you do not impulse buy a thing, but you walk away from the thing and leave the thing.
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And this is why I don't do impulse buying.
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Most likely scenario is, somebody saw the length of the grass in your yard, thought you might be outta town and decided to make an impulse buy.
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And then this was an impulse buy, like such an impulse, but I didn't need any more brushes.
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When I saw the beautiful dress on sale, I couldn't help but impulse-buy it without thinking twice.
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She tends to impulse-buy snacks whenever she goes grocery shopping, often ending up with items she doesn't need.
Synonyms
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3.7
Buy something quickly before other people do
How Extravagant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impulse-buy combines impulse, which means a sudden 'push' or 'urge', and the common word buy. So an impulse-buy is a purchase made from a sudden push to buy something, without planning.