buying
purchasing | the act of buying, buying and selling fill their days, shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge |
mail-order buying
catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
| habit use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation, may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition, owls have nocturnal habits, she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair, long use had hardened him to it |
| consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
substance abuse
drug abuse
habit | excessive use of drugs |
| consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
durables
durable goods
consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
| habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order |
| habit riding habit | attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) |
| monastic habit | a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery |
| nun's habit | a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent |
habit
wont | an established custom, it was their habit to dine at every evening |
consumer price index
CPI
cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
consumer finance company
small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
| consumer | a person who uses goods or services |
installment plan
installment buying
time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
| consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
personal loan
consumer loan | a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use, usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay |
| habit | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal), a shrub of spreading habit |
| habit | put a habit on |
addictive
habit-forming | causing or characterized by addiction, addictive drugs, addictive behavior |