RETAIL THERAPY

Meaning of RETAIL THERAPY in English

ˈretail ˌtherapy BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better – often used humorously ⇨ shopaholic :

What you need is a bit of retail therapy!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

RETAIL THERAPY — ■ noun humorous the practice of shopping in order to make oneself feel more cheerful.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETAIL THERAPY — noun [ U ] (usually humorous ) the act of going shopping and buying things in order to make yourself …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETAIL THERAPY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But now she lacks the credit for this retail therapy .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETAIL THERAPY — A way to justify a shopping trip to cheer you up. Example: I can't believe he broke up with me. …
Slang English vocab
THERAPY — terapie
English interlingue dictionary
THERAPY — noun (plural -pies) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein Date: circa 1846 therapeutic treatment especially of bodily, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THERAPY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) behaviour therapy gene therapy group therapy client centered therapy occupational therapy radiation therapy respiratory …
Английский словарь Британика
RETAIL — I. ˈrēˌtāl; in sense 2 rə̇ˈt- or rēˈt-, esp before pause or consonant -āəl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERAPY — ˈtherəpē, -pi noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia attendance, medical treatment, from therapeuein to attend, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERAPY — (n.) Therapeutics.
Английский словарь Webster
RETAIL — (n.) To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told …
Английский словарь Webster
RETAIL — (a.) Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
Английский словарь Webster
THERAPY — ( n. ) Therapeutics.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RETAIL — ( a. ) Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THERAPY — /ther"euh pee/ , n. , pl. therapies . 1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RETAIL — — retailer , n. /ree"tayl/ for 1-4, 6; /ri tayl"/ for 5 , n. 1. the sale of goods to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERAPY — n. treatment designed to cure a disease or disorder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RETAIL — I. ˈrē-ˌtāl, especially for 2 also ri-ˈtāl verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. : to sell in small quantities …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPY — noun ( plural -pies ) Etymology: New Latin therapia, from Greek therapeia, from therapeuein Date: circa 1846 : therapeutic treatment …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPY — noun therapeutics.
Webster English vocab
RETAIL — noun to sell at second hand. 2. retail ·adj done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; …
Webster English vocab
THERAPY — ■ noun ( plural therapies ) treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. ↘the treatment of mental or psychological …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RETAIL — [re.tail] vb [ME, fr. MF retaillier to cut back, divide into pieces, fr. OF, fr. re- + taillier to cut--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RETAIL — I retail verb 'sell' BrE AmE ˈriː teɪ ə l ( ˌ ) •ˈ• ▷ retail|ed d ▷ retail|ing ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RETAIL — I . / ˈriːteɪl; NAmE / noun , adverb , verb —see also retail (II) verb ■ noun [ U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERAPY — / ˈθerəpi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the treatment of a physical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERAPY — ther ‧ a ‧ py /ˈθerəpi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural therapies ) [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETAIL — I. re ‧ tail 1 /ˈriːteɪl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RETAIL — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. the sale of goods in relatively small quantities to the public, and usu. not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RETAIL — n., adj., adv., & v. n. the sale of goods in relatively small quantities to the public, and usu. not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RETAIL — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. the sale of goods in relatively small quantities to the public, and usu. not …
Oxford English vocab
THERAPY — ( therapies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Therapy is the treatment …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RETAIL — ( retails, retailing, retailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Retail is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERAPY — (therapies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Therapy is the treatment of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RETAIL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Retail is the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THERAPY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a therapy/counselling session (= when someone is given personal advice ) ▪ At one point …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETAIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THERAPY — [noun] [U] - treatment which helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., esp. after an illnessoccupational therapyspeech therapygroup therapyJoining a …
Cambridge English vocab
THERAPY — n. behaviour therapy gene therapy gene transfer therapy group therapy client centered therapy occupational therapy radiation therapy respiratory therapy shock …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THERAPY — Synonyms and related words : Medicaid, Medicare, X ray, aerospace medicine, aid, analysis, assistance, benefit, biomedicine, blood bank, charity ward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THERAPY — Cigarette-smoking sessions that must be conducted in a designated place. Example: I drove by the office building and saw a …
Slang English vocab
THERAPY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alternative , complementary ▪ occupational , physical ( AmE ) ( physiotherapy in BrE ) ▪ drug …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THERAPY
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THERAPY — n. 1 remedy, treatment, remedial programme; cure As therapy, he suggested I swim a mile every day 2 psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THERAPY — See Conceptual therapy
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
THERAPY — сущ. лечение, терапия music therapy ≈ музыкальная терапия recreational therapy ≈ лечение отдыхом electro-convulsive therapy electro-shock therapy group therapy inhalation …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RETAIL — 1. сущ. 1) розничная продажа at retail ≈ в розницу 2) розничный торговец Syn : retailer 2. прил. 1) розничный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THERAPY — therapy.ogg ʹθerəpı n 1> лечение, терапия X-ray therapy - лучевая терапия cancer therapy - терапия рака speech physical therapy - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RETAIL — retail.ogg 1. ʹri:teıl n 1. розничная продажа at retail - в розницу to sell by retail - продавать в розницу …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THERAPY — терапия microwave therapy apparatus — аппарат терапии УВЧ
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RETAIL — 1) в розницу 2) продаваться в розницу 3) розничная продажа 4) розничный • - retail price - retail stock
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THERAPY — n 1> лечение, терапия X-ray therapy - лучевая терапия cancer therapy - терапия рака speech physical therapy - логопедия физиотерапия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RETAIL — 1. ʹri:teıl n 1. розничная продажа at retail - в розницу to sell by retail - продавать в розницу 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THERAPY — сущ. лечение, терапия music therapy — музыкальная терапия recreational therapy — лечение отдыхом - electro-convulsive therapy - electro-shock therapy - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RETAIL — 1. ˈriteɪl сущ. 1) розничная продажа at retail — в розницу 2) розничный торговец Syn: retailer 2. ˈriteɪl прил. 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THERAPY — сущ. лечение, терапия music therapy — музыкальная терапия recreational therapy — лечение отдыхом - electro-convulsive therapy - electro-shock therapy - group therapy - inhalation therapy - occupational therapy - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RETAIL — 1. ['ЇЂ«ўЎ®] retail.wav сущ. 1) розничная продажа at retail — в розницу 2) розничный торговец Syn: retailer 2. ['ЇЂ«ўЎ®] retail.wav прил. 1) розничный retail price — розничная цена 2) продающий в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RETAIL — 1. _n. 1> розничная продажа; at retail - в розницу 2> _attr. розничный; retail price - розничная цена; retail dealer …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RETAIL — 1. n. 1. розничная продажа; at retail - в розницу 2. attr. розничный; retail price - розничная цена; retail dealer …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RETAIL — 1. сущ. 1) розница 2) розничная продажа • - at retail - chain of retail stores - retail business - retail price - retail sales - sell by retail - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
RETAIL — 1. _n. ˈri:teɪl 1> розничная продажа; at retail в розницу 2> _attr. розничный; retail price розничная цена; retail dealer розничный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RETAIL — розница ; розничная продажа ; розничная торговля ; розничный ; ~ retail business ; ~ retail goods ; ~ retail …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
RETAIL — I сущ. торг. розница (предпринимательская деятельность, связанная с продажей товаров и услуг непосредственно конечным потребителям для их личного некоммерческого использования) Syn: merchandising retailing See: Census of …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
RETAIL — розница, розничная продажа retail business, retail trade — розничная торговля см. retail chain см. retail dealer см. retail field см. …
Англо-Русский словарь бизнес терминов

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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