deshopping

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noun

The practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.

OriginEnglish shopping ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundeshopping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishshopping
  8. Englishdeshopping

From de- + shopping.

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APA

deshopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deshopping

MLA

“deshopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deshopping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deshopping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deshopping.

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