Word · Shopping & retail
cart-balking
verb
/kart-baw-king/
Definition
The refusal to purchase £80 of goods because the retailer refuses to absorb a minor delivery fee.
In use
“I was about to buy the shoes, but I ended up cart-balking at the £2.99 postage.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /kart-baw-king/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Shopping & retail
History
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