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impulse-buying

impulse-buying is the present participle and gerund of impulse-buy.

Meaning of impulse-buy

Verb

impulse-buy (third-person singular simple present impulse-buys, present participle impulse-buying, simple past and past participle impulse-bought)

  1. To purchase without thinking or planning.

Questions about impulse-buying

What is impulse-buying the present participle and gerund of?
Impulse-buying is the present participle and gerund of impulse-buy.

Words near impulse-buying in the dictionary

  1. impulse purchases
  2. impulse response
  3. impulse responses
  4. impulse-bought
  5. impulse-buy
  6. impulse-buying
  7. impulse-buys
  8. impulsed
  9. impulseless
  10. impulses
  11. impulsing

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