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Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Shopping

Here you will learn some English words about shopping, such as "article", "retail", "bid", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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article

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

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merchandise

goods offered for sale or the ones bought or sold

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coupon

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

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voucher

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

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bargain

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

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retail

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

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auction

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

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to bid

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

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counter

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

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stand

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

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window shopping

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

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chain store

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

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convenience store

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

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deli

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

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grocery

a store selling food and household items

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farmers' market

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

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the cleaner's

a shop where one can do their laundry and dry cleaning

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stall

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

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outlet

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

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stock

the items available for sale in a store or its warehouse

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transaction

the general process of purchasing or selling something

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barcode

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

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credit card

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

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debit card

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

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price tag

a label on an item that shows how much it costs

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store card

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

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cart

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

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checkout

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

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to sell out

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

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refund

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

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on sale

available for purchase

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rack

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

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register

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

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aisle

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

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consumer

someone who buys and uses services or goods

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consumerism

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

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