The buying and using of goods and services. The belief that it is good to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services
consumerism
inflation
the cost of living
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Sb who is looking for goods at a cheap price.
bidder
consumer
bargain hunter
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The set of business practices that support producers in developing countries .
fair trade
gift receipt
garage sale
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A sale of old or used clothes to make money for a church, school or other organization.
jumble sale
donation
car boot sale
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A well-known and successful company, person, product...
a big name
a bank statement
a black market
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The place where you pay for the things that you are buying in a supermarket.
dot-com
budget
checkout
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An economic model built around the sharing of resources.
global economy
consumer economy
collaborative economy
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To buy a large number of similar items.
exchange (=exchanging)
bulk buying (=buy in bulk)
donation (=donating)
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A shelf, often formed of bars, that is used to hold things (e.g. clothes).
seam
rack
trolley
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A method of getting money for something, for example a new film or album, by asking many people to give part of the money needed, often on the Internet.
crowdfunding
coworking
investment
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A company that sells goods and/or services on the internet.
a share
a dot-com
a will
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The money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent.
boom
bubble
budget
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An economic system that depends on people buying a lot of goods and services rather than on production.
the exchange rate
the cost of living
consumer economy
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Sth that shows proof of purchase but leaves out the amount spent.
gift receipt
inflation
deposit
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The economies of every country in the world thought of as a single economic system.
global economy
collaborative economy
consumer society
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The amount of money and level of comfort that a person or group has.