vote with one's wallet

verb

To choose or vote based on one's financial situation.

Meanings

verbvote with one's wallet (third-person singular simple present votes with one's wallet, present participle voting with one's wallet, simple past and past participle voted with one's wallet)

present singular third person votes with one's wallet · participle present voting with one's wallet · participle past voted with one's wallet · past voted with one's wallet

  1. idiomaticTo choose or vote based on one's financial situation.
  2. idiomaticTo elect to either support or boycott a company, store, or other product in order to demonstrate one's views, values, or principles.

Translations

Catalan votar amb la cartera
  • votar amb la carterasupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
Finnish äänestää lompakollaan
  • äänestää lompakollaansupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
German mit seinem Portemonnaie abstimmen, mit dem Portemonnaie abstimmen
  • mit seinem Portemonnaie abstimmensupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
  • mit dem Portemonnaie abstimmensupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
Polish głosować portfelem, zagłosować portfelem
  • głosować portfelemsupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
  • zagłosować portfelemsupport or boycott a company financially with regard to one's values
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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