Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Shopping

a specific object or item, particularly one that is part of a set

articolo

goods offered for sale or the ones bought or sold

merce

a small piece of document that is used for buying things with a lower price

tagliando

a digital code or a printed piece of paper that can be used instead of money when making a purchase or used to receive a discount

scontrino

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

affare

the activity of selling goods or products directly to consumers, typically in small quantities

vendere al dettaglio

a public sale in which goods or properties are sold to the person who bids higher

asta

to offer a particular price for something, usually at an auction

offrire

a table with a narrow horizontal surface over which goods are put or people are served

banco di vendita

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

bancarella

the activity of just looking at the goods in the windows of stores without going inside and buying something

andare a vetrine

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

negozio a catena

a store that sells food, publications, alcohol, etc., often open 24 hours every day

negozio di alimentari

a store that sells cheese, cooked meat, and foreign food

delicatessen

a store selling food and household items

negozio

a area in which farmers sell their products directly to the costumers

mercato degli agricoltori

a shop where one can do their laundry and dry cleaning

addetto alle pulizie

a stand or a small table or shop with an open front where people sell their goods

stallo

a store or organization where the products of a particular company are sold at a lower price

punto vendita

the items available for sale in a store or its warehouse

prodotti

the general process of purchasing or selling something

transazione

a row of black and white lines printed on a product that contain information such as its price, readable only by a computer

codice a barre

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

carta di credito

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

carta di debito

a label on an item that shows how much it costs

cartellino del prezzo

a card that can be used to pay for items one buys in a particular store

scheda negozio

a vehicle with two or four wheels that we use to carry heavy objects while shopping

carretto

a place in a supermarket where people pay for the goods they buy

cassa

(of an event) to completely sell all available tickets, seats, leaving none remaining for further purchase

esaurire

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

rimborso

available for purchase

in vendita

a shelf or frame with hooks or bars, etc. on which things can be put or hung

rastrelliera

a machine used in restaurants, stores, etc. in which the received money is kept and each transaction is recorded

registratore di cassa

a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats

corridoio

someone who buys and uses services or goods

utente

the idea or belief that personal well-being and happiness depend on the purchase of material goods

consumismo