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distress purchase

distress purchase noun: a purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.

Noun

distress purchase (plural distress purchases)

  1. A purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.

Forms of distress purchase

pluraldistress purchases

Questions about distress purchase

What does distress purchase mean?
Distress purchase means a purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.
What part of speech is distress purchase?
Distress purchase is a noun.
What is the plural of distress purchase?
The plural of distress purchase is distress purchases.

Words near distress purchase in the dictionary

  1. distreams
  2. distreinor
  3. distress
  4. distress call
  5. distress merchandise
  6. distress purchase
  7. distress purchases
  8. distress sale
  9. distress sales
  10. distress signal
  11. distress signals

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