This page gathers the 89 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Commerce”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples.
- acceptor noun One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
- accommodation noun A loan of money.
- accommodation paper noun A note or bill drawn, draft accepted, or endorsed by one or more parties to enable another party to obtain credit or raise money without…
- allowance noun A deduction from the gross weight of goods, such as to discount their container's weight or per a custom differing by country.
- antikickback adj Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
- antique shop noun A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value…
- big box noun A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation.
- blinkie noun A coupon dispenser with blinking lights to draw the attention of shoppers.
- buyer noun A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
- call and collect noun A service allowing customers to order products by telephone and then visit a local branch of the store to collect them.
- Catalina noun A Catalina coupon.
- caveat emptor phrase A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.
- Christmas season noun The winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve.
- clearance noun A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of…
- click and collect noun A service allowing customers to buy products online and then visit a local branch of the store to collect them.
- closeout noun A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either…
- cold chain noun A supply chain which is temperature-controlled, critical for the supply of certain foods or pharmaceuticals.
- commission noun A bonus in pay awarded to a salesperson for selling a particular, secretly sponsored product, for which the sponsor will reimburse the…
- drive noun A campaign aimed at selling or promoting (something).
- dump bin noun A bin filled with products of a particular type, often at a discount, without any stacking or arrangement.
- end-of-life noun The termination of the sale of or support for goods and services.
- express adj Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
- face verb To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- factor verb To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
- fast fashion noun An approach to clothing retail by which designs are quickly adopted from the catwalk so as to capture current fashion trends.
- final order cutoff noun The latest date that retailers can submit their finalized orders before publishers set up their print runs. Orders submitted before this…
- first party noun An individual or entity directly involved in a given transaction, such as a buyer or seller.
- flash pack noun A package printed with a special discount offer on it.
- flat adj Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- float verb To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers…
- floorset noun The process of rearranging all the goods in a store to give a fresh appearance, often according to a planogram.
- FOC noun Initialism of final order cutoff.
- foot traffic noun A measure of the number of people or customers who enter a shopping mall or retail location within a specific period.
- for prep For the price of.
- form factor noun The geometry of an object, especially in engineering design; configuration.
- forward adj Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- forward contract noun A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures…
- fresh verb To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
- Geiger counter noun a feature of an RFID reader that emits a sound indicating the signal strength of an RFID tag that is being searched for.
- generic name noun A similar nonproprietary name for any other product or service, denoting any member of the category.
- go back noun An item of merchandise that needs to be returned to a shelf or rack, for example because a customer has decided not to purchase it or has…
- gold adj Premium, superior.
- hyperphysical adj Highly stimulating, offering intense or abundant visual, tactile, or other physical stimulation.
- income noun Money coming in to a fund, account, or policy.
- inherent vice noun An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to degrade, which adversely affects its evaluation…
- keystone verb To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.
- letter of advice noun A letter notifying the recipient of the details of a commercial transaction, such as one notifying the purchaser that goods have been…
- liquidate verb To convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem.
- loyalty tax noun The situation where discounts offered to new subscribers to a service mean that existing long-term customers are charged more.
- made to fade adj Of a product, most commonly specialty tattoo ink or hair dye, engineered to gradually break down and disappear over a specific timeframe…
- meal deal noun A sales promotion consisting of a main (often a sandwich), a drink, and a snack (often crisps) for a fixed price.
- military-industrial complex noun Military and industrial facilities situated in the same place.
- mom and pop noun A small business, often but not always owned or operated by a family.
- money tree noun The Malabar chestnut, Pachira aquatica.
- oddment noun An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
- open box adj Pertaining to a product sold by a merchant at a discount, because the item was returned but found not to be defective.
- out of the box prep_phrase Of a product, immediately, without intervention from the customer.
- outer noun The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
- overface verb To place an excessive quantity of a product range on the shelves.
- parasite noun An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit )
- power center noun An unenclosed shopping center with a gross leasable area between 250,000 and 750,000 square feet.
- put down verb Of money as deposit, to pay.
- QR noun Initialism of quick response.
- quote verb To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
- remainder verb To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
- second party noun An individual or entity related to the first party in a business or transaction.
- securitization noun The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.
- self pron Myself, oneself.
- self-checkout noun A self-scan checkout.
- self-scan noun An electronic system in a supermarket etc. allowing customers to scan the barcodes on their purchases and pay for them without the need for…
- series noun A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- shmatte noun Any item of clothing.
- shock noun A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
- showcasing noun The activity of browsing bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
- shrink band noun A plastic strip or sleeve placed around the cap and neck of bottles and jars that shrink tightly to the container when heated, providing a…
- softline noun A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery.
- spiff verb To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
- spot adj Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
- stackable adj Capable of being combined with others on a single purchase.
- sweethearting noun Theft by employees at the cash register, for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family.
- symbol group noun A form of retail franchise company that does not own or operate stores, but acts as a supplier to independent grocers, supermarkets, etc.…
- tear strip noun A narrow ribbon or perforated band added to a wrapper, package, or building material; designed to be pulled or torn to create a clean…
- third party noun Someone not directly involved in a transaction; an entity beyond the seller (first party) and customer (second party).
- twilight industry noun An industry that is fading away, perhaps because replaced by newer technology, or facing a lack of critical resources or a lack of consumer…
- underface verb To place an unsufficient quantity of a product range on the shelves.
- unit noun An item which may be sold singly.
- well-loved adj Highly used or having a worn condition; showing significant signs of wear and tear, age, or previous frequent use.
- wobbler noun A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
- yellow goods noun Big-ticket items that are rarely purchased and not regularly replaced.