distress purchase

noun

A purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.

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Meanings

noundistress purchase (plural distress purchases)

plural distress purchases

  1. businessA purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.
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APA

distress purchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress%20purchase

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“distress purchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress%20purchase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distress purchase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress%20purchase.

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