purchasing habits

collocation in English

meaningsofpurchaseandhabit

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purchase
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us
/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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habit
noun
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ˈhæb.ɪt/
something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are ...
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(Definition ofpurchaseandhabitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The remaining questions covered consumers' purchasing habits and perceived health benefits of pasture-raised animal products.
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Each segment is tracked into attitudes about smoking, cigarette purchasing habits, and likelihood of using a particular brand.
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Like prosperous mid-life adults, it can also be argued that older people are exploited as consumers, guided in their purchasing habits by the ' created demand ' produced by effective advertising.
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In order for consumers to change their purchasing habits, wide-ranging, promotional and information campaigns are essential.
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The increase will have some impact on insurance purchasing habits.
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The law should take into account modern purchasing habits and the construction of the retail trade.
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Is there not a dual attitude, almost self-destructive behaviour, in some of our purchasing habits?
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Consumers changed their purchasing habits to reflect their views on the environmental or social policies of the companies from whom they purchased their goods.
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In the traditional form, revealed preferences mean that the preferences of consumers can be revealed by their purchasing habits.
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These models assume that the preferences of consumers can be revealed by their purchasing habits.
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For example a supermarket might gather data on customer purchasing habits.
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Intelligent shopping systems, for example, could monitor specific users' purchasing habits in a store by tracking their specific mobile phones.
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The behavior that the program is targeting to change is the purchasing habits of state and local government employees.
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A 2010 study examined the households' purchasing habits in regard to high-efficiency appliances.
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