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shopping collapse: searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"

consumerism collapse: a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers; the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

marketing collapse: shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"; the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

buy collapse: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"; be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

press agent collapse: someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

sale collapse: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"; the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"; an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"; the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"

minimum wage collapse: the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

payroll collapse: the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee; a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"; the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll"

sliding scale collapse: a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

wage collapse: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

remuneration collapse: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

net income collapse: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

patronage collapse: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; support by being a patron of

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

implement collapse: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

income collapse: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

compensation collapse: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

market collapse: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"; the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"; the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"; engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"; deal in a market; buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday"

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