Modern school

Shopping Vocabulary Pronunciation


Shopping Vocabulary Set 4: Buying things


to buy / to purchase – to acquire something by paying for it

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   Juan bought himself a new suit for his job interview.
   

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   Kari couldn’t decide whether to buy the red or the blue pair of shoes so she purchased both of them.
   

gift voucher – a card that you buy at a shop to give as a gift, which entitles the person to exchange it for goods worth the same amount

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   I often give my nieces and nephews gift vouchers for their birthdays so that they can buy what they want.
   

discount voucher – a ticket or piece of paper, often with a code on it, that gives money off the purchase price

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   When I bought my new TV, I got a discount voucher for 20% off my next purchase from the shop.
   

coupon – a voucher, often printed in a newspaper or magazine, that can be used to get something without paying for it, or at a reduced price

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   There’s a coupon in our local newspaper this week for a free cupcake from the new bakery in town.
   

store card – a plastic card that can be used to buy goods in a particular store that you pay for at a later time

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   My Macy’s store card saves me lots of money as I get 10% off everything I buy with it.
   

loyalty card – a card issued by a shop that enables customers to save money on the basis of how much they spend

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   I have 9 points on my bookshop loyalty card and next time I buy a book I’ll get a second one for free.
   

debit card – a plastic card used to pay for items that takes the money directly from your bank account

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   My debit card is now contactless so I don’t even need to enter my PIN number for small purchases.
   

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credit card – a plastic card that you use to buy goods or services and pay for them later

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   I’m careful as to how I use my credit card as it is very easy to overspend with one. cash – money in the form of notes and coins
   
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   I hardly ever use cash these days as I do most of my shopping online.
   

receipt - a piece of paper showing the amount of money you have paid for something used as proof of purchase

- I always keep the receipt when I buy something in case I have to return it.

refund – money given back to a customer when they return a product they are not happy with

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   I took the faulty clock back to the shop and asked for a refund.