nonpurchasing

Not buying anything

Nonpurchasing describes people or entities that are not buying something.

Market research distinguishes between purchasing and nonpurchasing customers: The survey targeted nonpurchasing visitors to understand why they left without buying.

A nonpurchasing member of a household might influence decisions without making the actual transaction.

consumer

browsing

Casual examination of options

window-shoppingViewing merchandise without intent to buy
comparisonAssessment of similarities
researchSystematic fact-finding effort

showrooming · sampling · trial · consideration · evaluation · wishlist · looker · visitor · prospect · lead

behavioral

abstaining

Voluntarily doing without

refrainingChoosing not to act
withholdingKeeping from another
decliningDecreasing in strength

boycotting · resisting · avoiding · skipping · passing · deferring · postponing · waiting · hesitating · deliberating

commercial

procurement

Obtaining goods externally

vendorOne who sells goods
supplierSource of goods
requisitionFormal order for supplies

sourcing · contracting · tendering · bidding · acquisition · budget · inventory · wholesale · retail · transaction

Opposites

transactional activity

nonpurchasingpurchasing

Acquiring through payment

buying · paying · acquiring · transacting · spending

economic capacity/behavior

nonpurchasingwealthy

Having abundant financial resources

affluent · rich · opulent

Family

purchase, purchases, purchased, purchaser, purchasers, purchasing

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