Shopping
Sth you bought because you saw it, not because you were planning to buy it:
an impulse purchase
A word for when a business pretends to be eco-friendly as a marketing tactic, but in reality they're not:
greenwashing
A synonym for "to impress someone", used in everyday language:
to show off
valley
va-lee
A noun that describes the fact that people (in some societies) buy too much:
overconsumption
A phrase we use to say a company sells their products so cheaply they don't actually make a profit:
to sell at a loss
The name for a thing/possession/activity that is meant to show wealth/success/etc:
a status symbol
$1400
fourteen hundred dollars
Three adjectives used to describe activities or behaviours that are suspicious, immoral or possibly illegal:
shady (dodgy in the UK), scammy, sketchy
a limited edition
The name for a person who was born into an influential family and benefits from connections and nepotism to get better education, job opportunities, etc:
a nepo baby
available
av-ey-l-bl
a knock-off
The name of a tactic where an activity is turned into a game in order to keep people engaged:
gamification
A phrase we use to say that someone is extremely wealthy and has a lot of money to spend:
they have money to burn
jewellery
joo-l-ry
The name for a person addicted to shopping:
shopaholic
The name for a situation where, in order to compete with each other on profit, companies try to cut as much cost as possible, sacrificing quality, safety, etc:
a race to the bottom
A phrase to express that someone was born into privilege and everything is handed to them, they don't have to work for anything:
to have everything served on a silver platter
vulnerable
vun-r-bl