đ Shopping Topic Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Purchase
Meaning: to buy something
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻā§āύāĻž
Sentence: I purchased a new mobile phone online.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
2. Consumer
Meaning: a person who buys goods or services
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻž
Sentence: Consumers are becoming more conscious about quality.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŖāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. Retail
Meaning: the sale of goods in small quantities to the public
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: The retail industry is growing rapidly.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. Wholesale
Meaning: selling goods in large quantities
Bangla: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: He buys vegetables at wholesale prices.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĨ¤
5. Bargain
Meaning: something bought at a low price
Bangla: āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ
Sentence: I got this bag as a bargain.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
6. Discount
Meaning: a reduction in price
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ
Sentence: The shop is offering a 20% discount.
Bangla: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ ⧍ā§Ļ% āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. Refund
Meaning: money returned after returning goods
Bangla: āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: I asked for a refund because the product was damaged.
Bangla: āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
8. Receipt
Meaning: a written proof of purchase
Bangla: āϰāϏāĻŋāĻĻ
Sentence: Keep the receipt for warranty claims.
Bangla: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻĻ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
9. Consumerism
Meaning: the culture of buying and using goods
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Sentence: Consumerism is increasing in modern society.
Bangla: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
10. Luxury goods
Meaning: expensive, high-quality items
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ
Sentence: Luxury goods are popular among wealthy people.
Bangla: āϧāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤
11. Affordable
Meaning: cheap enough to buy
Bangla: āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§
Sentence: The shop sells affordable clothes.
Bangla: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Overpriced
Meaning: too expensive
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§
Sentence: This product is overpriced compared to its quality.
Bangla: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĨ¤
13. Window shopping
Meaning: looking at goods without buying
Bangla: āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž, āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: We spent the evening window shopping.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
14. Impulse buying
Meaning: buying suddenly without planning
Bangla: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Impulse buying increases during sales.
Bangla: āϏā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
15. E-commerce
Meaning: buying and selling online
Bangla: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝ
Sentence: E-commerce is replacing traditional shopping.
Bangla: āĻ-āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϏ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
16. Checkout
Meaning: the place where you pay in a shop
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: I paid at the checkout counter.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
17. Brand loyalty
Meaning: preference for a particular brand
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻāϤā§āϝ
Sentence: Brand loyalty increases company sales.
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻāϤā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
18. Shopping spree
Meaning: a period of spending a lot of money shopping
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: She went on a shopping spree after getting her salary.
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϤāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. Price tag
Meaning: label showing price
Bangla: āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ
Sentence: The price tag was missing on the shirt.
Bangla: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
20. Consumer rights
Meaning: legal rights of buyers
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Consumer rights protect buyers from fraud.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
21. Expenditure
Meaning: money spent on something
Bangla: āĻāϰāĻ / āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: Household expenditure has increased recently.
Bangla: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
22. Affordability
Meaning: ability to buy something without financial difficulty
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž / āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϤāĻž
Sentence: Housing affordability is a major issue in cities.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
23. Luxury brand
Meaning: expensive and high-status company products
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ
Sentence: Luxury brands target wealthy customers.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āϧāύ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Consumer behavior
Meaning: how people buy and use products
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Online ads influence consumer behavior.
Bangla: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Purchasing power
Meaning: ability to buy goods with income
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence: Inflation reduces purchasing power.
Bangla: āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāϏā§āĻĢā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
26. Shopping mall
Meaning: large building with many shops
Bangla: āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāϞ
Sentence: We visited a shopping mall last weekend.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϤ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
27. Customer service
Meaning: help provided to customers
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž
Sentence: Good customer service increases sales.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
28. Shopping habits
Meaning: regular way of buying things
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Sentence: Shopping habits have changed due to e-commerce.
Bangla: āĻ-āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϏā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻĻāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
29. Online marketplace
Meaning: website for buying/selling goods
Bangla: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Many people use online marketplaces like Amazon.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
30. Seasonal sale
Meaning: discount during special seasons
Bangla: āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ
Sentence: Seasonal sales attract many buyers.
Bangla: āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
31. Overconsumption
Meaning: buying too much unnecessary goods
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ
Sentence: Overconsumption harms the environment.
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
32. Market value
Meaning: price of something in the market
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ
Sentence: The market value of gold is increasing.
Bangla: āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
33. Promotional offer
Meaning: special deal to attract customers
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŽā§āĻļāύāĻžāϞ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The store has a promotional offer this week.
Bangla: āĻāĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŽā§āĻļāύāĻžāϞ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻā§āĨ¤
34. Shopping experience
Meaning: overall feeling of buying goods
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
Sentence: Online shopping gives a convenient experience.
Bangla: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
35. Supply and demand
Meaning: relation between availability and need
Bangla: āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž
Sentence: Prices depend on supply and demand.
Bangla: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
36. Black Friday sale
Meaning: big discount shopping event
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ)
Sentence: People wait for Black Friday sales.
Bangla: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻŦā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ āϏā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
37. Price comparison
Meaning: comparing prices before buying
Bangla: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Price comparison helps save money.
Bangla: āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
38. Consumer satisfaction
Meaning: happiness of buyers
Bangla: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Customer satisfaction is very important for businesses.
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
39. Cashless payment
Meaning: payment without cash (card/mobile)
Bangla: āύāĻāĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϞā§āύāĻĻā§āύ
Sentence: Cashless payment is very common now.
Bangla: āĻāĻāύ āύāĻāĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϞā§āύāĻĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
40. Shopping addiction
Meaning: uncontrollable desire to shop
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Shopping addiction can cause financial problems.
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Advanced IELTS Collocations (Shopping & Consumerism)
đ° Money & Spending
1. run up a bill
Meaning: accumulate a large amount of money to pay
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: He ran up a huge bill while shopping online.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. tighten the budget
Meaning: reduce spending
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠/ āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Families are tightening their budgets due to inflation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāϏā§āĻĢā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. cut down on expenses
Meaning: reduce costs
Bangla: āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
Sentence: People are cutting down on unnecessary expenses.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. live beyond oneâs means
Meaning: spend more than income
Bangla: āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Many people live beyond their means using credit cards.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. make a hefty purchase
Meaning: buy something expensive
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻž
Sentence: He made a hefty purchase on a luxury car.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đī¸ Shopping Behavior
6. go on a shopping spree
Meaning: spend a lot of money shopping
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: She went on a shopping spree during the sale.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏā§āϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. indulge in retail therapy
Meaning: shop to feel better emotionally
Bangla: āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: After a stressful week, she indulged in retail therapy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. fall for marketing tricks
Meaning: be influenced by advertising
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Consumers often fall for marketing tricks.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
9. develop brand loyalty
Meaning: prefer one brand repeatedly
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻāϤā§āϝ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Customers develop brand loyalty over time.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻāϤā§āϝ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
10. make impulse purchases
Meaning: buy without planning
Bangla: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Discounts encourage impulse purchases.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đŦ Business & Market
11. drive consumer demand
Meaning: increase demand
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Advertising drives consumer demand.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12. boost sales revenue
Meaning: increase sales income
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Festivals boost sales revenue.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
13. dominate the market
Meaning: control the market
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Big companies dominate the market.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻāϞ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
14. gain a competitive edge
Meaning: have advantage over others
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Online shops gain a competitive edge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
15. launch promotional campaigns
Meaning: start marketing activities
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Brands launch promotional campaigns during festivals.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
đĻ Consumer Society
16. fuel consumerism
Meaning: increase buying culture
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Advertising fuels consumerism in society.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
17. widen the wealth gap
Meaning: increase difference between rich and poor
Bangla: āϧāύā§-āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Overconsumption can widen the wealth gap.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ āϧāύā§-āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
18. encourage materialism
Meaning: focus on material goods
Bangla: āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Social media encourages materialism.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻļā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
19. promote sustainable consumption
Meaning: responsible buying habits
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻā§āĻ
Sentence: Governments promote sustainable consumption.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
20. reshape shopping habits
Meaning: change buying behavior
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: E-commerce has reshaped shopping habits.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ-āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϏ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ°đ Idioms for Shopping & Money (Native Level)
1. đ¸ Break the bank
Meaning: to be very expensive
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I want to buy a new phone, but it will break the bank.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
2. đī¸ Cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: extremely expensive
Bangla: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§
Sentence: That designer bag costs an arm and a leg.
Bangla: āϏā§āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĨ¤
3. đ° Money doesnât grow on trees
Meaning: money is limited, must be spent carefully
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāϏ⧠āύāĻž
Sentence: Stop wasting moneyâmoney doesnât grow on trees.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžâāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāϏ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
4. đ§ž Pay through the nose
Meaning: pay too much money
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I paid through the nose for this mobile.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
5. đ A shopaholic
Meaning: someone addicted to shopping
Bangla: āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: She is a shopaholic and buys clothes every week.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
6. đŗ Go on a spending spree
Meaning: spend a lot of money quickly
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: He went on a spending spree during the holiday sale.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āϏā§āϞ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. đī¸ Retail therapy
Meaning: shopping to feel better emotionally
Bangla: āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: After a breakup, she did some retail therapy.
Bangla: āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. đ¸ Live from hand to mouth
Meaning: spend all money for basic needs
Bangla: āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Many workers live from hand to mouth.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. đĻ Save for a rainy day
Meaning: save money for future problems
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: You should save money for a rainy day.
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
10. đŗ In the red
Meaning: in debt or loss
Bangla: āĻāĻŖā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž / āϞā§āĻāϏāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: After overspending, he is in the red.
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
11. đ° In the black
Meaning: making profit
Bangla: āϞāĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: The company is finally in the black.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āϞāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
12. đ Bargain for something
Meaning: expect something better or cheaper
Bangla: āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: I didnât bargain for such high prices.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
13. đ¸ A rip-off
Meaning: something overpriced
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ
Sentence: This restaurant is a total rip-off.
Bangla: āĻāĻ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĨ¤
14. đ§ž Get your moneyâs worth
Meaning: value equal to money paid
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I want to get my moneyâs worth from this product.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĨ¤
15. đŗ Splash out on something
Meaning: spend a lot of money on luxury
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: They splashed out on a luxury car.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
