Money & finance
impulse purchase
something bought suddenly without planning
An impulse purchase is something you buy suddenly without deciding in advance that you need or want it.
Hear it in real life
Why did you buy another pair of headphones?
It was an impulse purchase - they were on sale.
That expensive notebook was an impulse purchase, but I use it every day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I bought it on an impulse purchase.
Say: I made an impulse purchase.
Use "make an impulse purchase" for the noun phrase; "on impulse" is the separate expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make an impulse purchase; an impulse purchase
Your turn: say it out loud
That expensive notebook was an impulse purchase, but I use it every day.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
impulse purchase
something bought suddenly without planning
“That expensive notebook was an impulse purchase, but I use it every day.”
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