block booking
noun
an agreement to buy a large number of tickets at one time for a concert, play etc
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noun
buy one get one free: the practice of giving customers an extra product free each time they buy one product
adjective, adverb, preposition
used for saying that you pay an amount of money immediately when you buy something and will pay the rest later
noun
a method of selling in which the basic product is free, but customers pay for extra features
noun
a way of buying goods in which you order them by post, telephone, or the Internet and they are posted to you
noun
a situation in which people can buy and sell things at a price that they agree on because there are no official rules about prices
noun
a method of buying something new such as a car by giving your old one as part of the payment for the new one
noun
sale or return: an arrangement in which a shop can return any goods that it is not able to sell
adjective
relating to the business of selling large quantities of goods, especially to people who are going to sell them in a shop
adverb
if you sell goods wholesale, you sell them in large quantities, especially to people who are going to sell them in a shop
if you sell something at cost, you sell it for the same amount that you spent when you made it or bought it
available to buy without being ordered or designed for a particular customer
if you buy something on approval, you can send it back within a particular time if you are not satisfied with it
an arrangement in which a shop can return to the wholesaler any goods that it is not able to sell
if you buy or accept something sight unseen, you do not see it first
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