nonpurchase

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ purchase.

Adjective

nonpurchase (not comparable)

1. Not involving a purchase
   • 2003, Pamela Webster, Practical Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals‎^[1], →ISBN, page 172:

     The avoidance of a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest, on the other hand, is limited to those liens on types of property specified.

Noun

nonpurchase (countable and uncountable, plural nonpurchases)

1. A failure to purchase something
   • 1918, The Federal Reporter‎^[2]:

     Notice of nonpurchase could be given at any time between July 6, 1915, and May 3, 1916.

   • 2002, Thomas Princen, Confronting Consumption‎^[3], →ISBN, page 28:

     But a more extensive approach would be to go beyond product to consider the nonpurchase decision.

   • 2012, Louis Boone, David Kurtz, Contemporary Marketing, 2013 Update‎^[4]:

     Feedback may take the form of attitude changes, purchases, or nonpurchases.