overbuy
Stock up unnecessarily
To overbuy is to purchase more than you need or can afford.
Retailers overbuy inventory that ends up on clearance racks.
Consumers overbuy at warehouse stores: We always overbuy when we go to Costco.
In financial markets, an overbought stock has risen so quickly that a price correction is expected.
Excessive accumulation of goods
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
glut · accumulation · overspend · waste · clutter · redundancy · overflow · saturation
Compulsive retail addict
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- fast-fashionCheap, trend-driven apparel industry
- disposableMade for one use
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
advertising · marketing · upselling · checkout · FOMO · haul · unboxing
Yielding to desire
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- bingeBout of excess
- spreeBrief excessive episode
treat · lavish · frivolous · unnecessary · upgrade · premium · designer · big-ticket
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
surplus · glut · accumulation · overspend · waste · clutter · redundancy · overflow · saturation · overabundance
shopaholic
Compulsive retail addict
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- fast-fashionCheap, trend-driven apparel industry
- disposableMade for one use
overconsumption · advertising · marketing · upselling · checkout · FOMO · haul · unboxing
indulgence
Yielding to desire
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- bingeBout of excess
spree · treat · lavish · frivolous · unnecessary · upgrade · premium · designer · big-ticket · windfall
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- excess behaviorsovereat, binge, overindulge, overspend, overuse
overbuyunderspend
Spend below budget
skimp · economize · scrimp · pinch pennies · stint