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Very brightly coloured (adj)

Vivid

Of high quality and lasting value but of a certain age (adj)

Vintage

Not modern or popular (adj) (clothes)

Unfashionable

Not involving or encouraging competition (adj)

Uncompetitive

To use something to discover if it works for you or if you like it (ph verb)

Try out

That fit the body too closely and may be uncomfortable (adj)

Tight

To get rid of something that you do not want any more (ph verb)

Throw out

To get money from a bank account (ph verb)

Take out

Company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time

Supplier

To look good on someone (verb)

Suit

Extremely beautiful or attractive (adj)

Stunning, breathtaking, gorgeous

Meaning of "stay out"

To not come home at night, or go home late

Person who owns and manages a small shop

Shopkeeper

Meaning of "severe"

Very serious; causing very great pain, difficulty or worry

Meaning of "sell out"

If something sells out, there is no more of that thing to buy

What is the difference between sale and sales?

Occasion when goods are cheaper / number of products sold

Occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual

Sale

Meaning of "run out of"

Finish, use or sell all of something so that there is none left

Something that you buy

Purchase

Not new, having been owned in the past by someone else

Pre-owned

What is the meaning of "out of stock"?

Not available to buy

Having the same colour or pattern as something else

Matching

Very large in size, amount or number

Massive, huge, enormous

Not fitting closely to the body (adj)

Loose

What is the meaning of "in stock"?

Available to buy

Perfect, without fault, the best possible

Ideal

A promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time

Guarantee

Real, exactly what it appears to be (adj)

Genuine

Extremely angry (adj)

Furious

Not real, but made to look or seem real (adj)

Fake

To take something back to the shop where you bought it, and change it for something else (verb)

Exchange

Very bad

Disgraceful, terrible, horrible...

Very pleasant, attractive or enjoyable (adj)

Delightful

Something, especially money, that is owed to someone else

Debt

A person who buys goods or services for their own use

Consumer

What does it mean when colours "clash"?

That they look ugly or wrong together

Clothes that are not formal or not suitable for special occasions (adj)

Casual

Very cheap / Amount of money you can spend on something

Budget

A type of product made by a particular company

Brand

Meaning of "bizarre"

Very strange or unusual

Something on sale at a lower price than its true value

Bargain

Stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way (adj)

Absurd

A type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports

Tabloid

Activity of listening to or watching sound or video directly from the internet

Streaming

To see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard (verb)

Spot

A person who writes the words for films or radio or television broadcasts

Scriptwriter

A person who decides which pictures, furniture, etc. will be used when a film or play is performed or recorded

Set designer

A television programme about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors

Reality TV show

A TV or radio programme based on a game or competition in which you answer questions

Quiz show

Act of making information or stories available to people in a printed form

Publication

Meaning of "propaganda"

Information, ideas, opinions or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions

Newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them

Press

Someone who introduces a television or radio show

Presenter

A radio programme that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the internet and play on a computer or smartphone

Podcast

Meaning of "over the moon"

Very pleased

Based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings

Objective

Someone who reads out the reports on a television or radio news programme

Newsreader

A commonly believed but false idea

Myth

The lines of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio

Headlines

Meaning of "go viral"

To become very popular very quickly

False stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke

Fake news

One of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio

Episode

Person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine

Editor

Able to make you believe something that is true or right (adj)

Convincing

Advice, criticism or actions that are useful and intended to help or improve something (adj)

Constructive

An advertisement which is broadcast on television or radio

Commercial

When programmes are sent out on television or radio

Broadcasting

Meaning of "biased"

Showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person or idea based on personal ideas