purchasing habits

Consumer spending tendencies

Purchasing habits are the patterns and tendencies in how someone buys things—what they buy, how often, where, and how much they spend.

Marketers study purchasing habits to predict behavior and target advertising: Her purchasing habits shifted toward online retailers during the pandemic.

The phrase usually appears in business contexts discussing consumer behavior.

Related

retail therapy · spending spree · buyer's remorse · frugal · budgeting · decision-making · ethical consumption · e-commerce platforms · shopping cart · checkout line · buy now pay later · disposable income · price sensitivity · inflation rates · peer pressure · loyalty programs · market segmentation · subscription models

Opposites
behavioral consistency

purchasing habitsimpulse buying

Unplanned purchase decision

shopping sprees · panic buying

economic activity type

purchasing habitsgiving away

Transferring without payment

consumption vs. abstention

purchasing habitssaving habits

Routines for accumulating money

frugality · anti-consumerism · thriftiness · minimalism · minimalist lifestyle

Family

habit, purchase

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G