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revenge spending

revenge spending noun: a sudden surge in the purchase of consumer goods after people are denied the opportunity to shop for extended periods of time.

Noun

revenge spending (uncountable)

  1. A sudden surge in the purchase of consumer goods after people are denied the opportunity to shop for extended periods of time.

Synonyms of revenge spending

Questions about revenge spending

What does revenge spending mean?
Revenge spending means a sudden surge in the purchase of consumer goods after people are denied the opportunity to shop for extended periods of time.
What part of speech is revenge spending?
Revenge spending is a noun.

Words near revenge spending in the dictionary

  1. revenge porn
  2. revenge quit
  3. revenge quits
  4. revenge quitting
  5. revenge shopping
  6. revenge spending
  7. revenge tragedies
  8. revenge tragedy
  9. revenge travel
  10. revenge travels
  11. revenge-quit

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