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impulse purchase

impulse purchase noun: something bought spontaneously, without planning or thought.

Noun

impulse purchase (plural impulse purchases)

  1. Something bought spontaneously, without planning or thought.

Verb

impulse purchase (third-person singular simple present impulse purchases, present participle impulse purchasing, simple past and past participle impulse purchased)

  1. To buy without thinking or planning.

Synonyms of impulse purchase

Forms of impulse purchase

Noun
pluralimpulse purchases
Verb
third-person singular presentimpulse purchases
present participleimpulse purchasing
past participleimpulse purchased
pastimpulse purchased

Questions about impulse purchase

What does impulse purchase mean?
Impulse purchase means something bought spontaneously, without planning or thought.
What part of speech is impulse purchase?
Impulse purchase can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of impulse purchase?
The plural of impulse purchase is impulse purchases.

Words near impulse purchase in the dictionary

  1. impulse function
  2. impulse functions
  3. impulse good
  4. impulse goods
  5. impulse noise
  6. impulse purchase
  7. impulse purchases
  8. impulse response
  9. impulse responses
  10. impulse-bought
  11. impulse-buy

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