| bait-and-switch |
a sales tactic in which a seller attracts customers by advertising at a bargain price one item that is often out of stock, and then diverts their attention by encouraging them to buy another item at a higher price. [1/2 definitions] |
| barker1 |
a person who stands at the entrance to a carnival, show, or the like, loudly encouraging people to buy tickets to enter. [1/2 definitions] |
| B-girl |
a woman employed by a drinking establishment to act as a companion for male customers and entice them to buy expensive drinks. |
| bid |
to put out an offer to buy something at a certain price or to do a job for a certain price. [2/8 definitions] |
| black-market |
to buy or sell on the black market. |
| bonus |
an extra portion or item given free, usu. as an incentive to buy something. [1/3 definitions] |
| bought |
past tense and past participle of buy. |
| boycott |
to refuse to buy, use, attend, or deal with (a product, activity, business, or the like), usu. as a protest or means of persuasion. [1/2 definitions] |
| buy out |
to buy (someone's business). [2 definitions] |
| buy up |
to buy all or most of the supply of (something). |
| commission merchant |
one who is paid a commission to buy or sell goods for others. |
| consume |
to buy (goods or services). [1/6 definitions] |
| credit |
the right to buy at the present time and pay later, or one's reputation for paying one's debts. [1/12 definitions] |
| discount |
to buy or sell (commercial paper) at a reduction based on interest to be accumulated before maturity. [1/12 definitions] |
| estate agent |
(chiefly British) one whose job is to help clients buy, sell, lease, or manage real estate; real estate agent. |
| food stamp |
a U.S. Government coupon, issued to needy people free or at less than face value, that can be used to buy food. |
| hustle |
(informal) to induce (someone) by high-pressure methods to do or buy something. [1/10 definitions] |
| insure |
to buy or sell insurance policies. [1/6 definitions] |
| job |
to buy goods in large quantities and resell them to retail establishments. [2/11 definitions] |
| kitty2 |
money collected from various contributors for a specific purpose, as to buy presents or pay certain expenses. [1/3 definitions] |
| loss leader |
a popular commodity that a retail store sells at or below its wholesale cost in order to attract customers to buy other goods at regular prices. |