impulse buying

English

Noun

impulse buying (usually uncountable, plural impulse buyings)

1. The act of making unplanned or otherwise spontaneous purchases.
   • 1976, A. L. Gary, John A. Glover, Eye color, sex, and children's behavior, page 155:

     Often one partner is prone to impulse buyings, plunges the couple deeply into debt without evaluating their capability to pay, and in the eyes of the other partner, is generally "irresponsible" from a fiscal standpoint.

Related terms

• impulse buyer
• impulse good

See also

• panic buying