Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retail therapy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: re-tail ther-a-py
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shopping that is done purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This vicious cycle, "the loneliness loop," has been studied by economists for more than a decade. But surely, if retail therapy can be medicine, there must be a way for shopping to make us feel less lonely, right?"

Usage

Questions

What does retail therapy mean?: Shopping that is done purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments.

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