impulse purchase

English

Noun

impulse purchase (plural impulse purchases)

1. Something bought spontaneously, without planning or thought.

Synonyms

• impulse buy
• splurchase

Translations

something bought without planning

• Finnish: heräteostos (fi)
• French: achat compulsif m
• Swedish: impulsköp (sv) n

Verb

impulse purchase (third-person singular simple present impulse purchases, present participle impulse purchasing, simple past and past participle impulse purchased)

1. To buy without thinking or planning.