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deshopping

deshopping noun: the practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.

Noun

deshopping (uncountable)

  1. The practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.

Origin of deshopping

From de- + shopping.

Questions about deshopping

What does deshopping mean?
Deshopping means the practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.
What part of speech is deshopping?
Deshopping is a noun.

Words near deshopping in the dictionary

  1. DeShong
  2. DeShongs
  3. Deshons
  4. deshopper
  5. deshoppers
  6. deshopping
  7. Deshpande
  8. Deshpandes
  9. deshret
  10. deshrets
  11. deshuffle

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