To ask for food, goods, etc.
Order (I ordered some pasta and a mixed salad.)
Items which are made to be sold
Goods (There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week.)
To give, send, or put something back where it came from
Return (I have to return the book by Friday.)
A price which is lower than usual
Special offer (There's a special offer on sunglasses this week.)
To be the right size or shape for someone or something
Fit (That jacket fits you perfectly.)
Put on an item of clothing to see if it fits or suits one
Try on (I tried on a couple of dresses but they were too expensive)
A collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at
Display (A display of children's paintings)
Fitting your body very closely
Tight (A tight shirt)
An agreement between two people or groups
Arrangement (We had an arrangement that he would clean the house and I would cook.)
Something that is made or grown to be sold
Product (They do a range of skin-care products.)
A piece of paper that proves that you have received goods or money
Receipt (Could I have a receipt?)
If something is good value, it is of good quality or you think the amount of money you spent on it was right.
Good value (The meal was very good value.)
A building or part of a building where you can buy things
Shop (A clothes/music shop)
A person who buys goods or a service
Customer (A satisfied customer)
Harmed or spoilt
Damaged (They're selling off damaged goods at reduced prices.)
A small, round object used to fasten something, for example a shirt or coat
Button (I did up/undid the buttons on my blouse.)
Something that is on sale for less than its usual price or its real value
Bargain (This coat was half-price - a real bargain.)
Having a pattern of small squares
Checked (a checked shirt)
To take something back to the shop where you bought it and change it for something else
Exchange (Goods can only be exchanged on production of the original receipt.)
A person who is shopping
Shopper (A commercial centre thronged with shoppers)
Untidy or dirty
Messy (A messy kitchen)
An amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with something you have bought
Refund (The holiday company apologized and gave us a full refund.)
A building or part of a building where you can buy things
Store (a clothes/music store)
The part of a jacket, shirt, etc. that covers your arm
Sleeve (Short/long sleeves)
To make someone look more attractive
Suit me (I should wear more red - it suits me.)
Marked with or having stripes
Striped (A green-striped coat)
Have enough money to pay for
Afford (The best that I could afford was a first-floor room)
When something is reduced
Reduction (A reduction in traffic)
Not tidy
Untidy (An untidy room)
A design of lines, shapes, colours, etc.
Pattern (The carpet was very old and had an unusual pattern.)
Simple and not complicated
Plain (A plain style of architecture)
A period during which a shop or dealer sells goods at reduced prices
Sale (The January sales got under way this week)
Large and not fitting tightly
Loose (Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.)
To take things such as goods, letters and parcels to people's houses or places of work
Deliver (Mail is delivered to our office twice a day.)
To say that something is wrong or that you are annoyed about something
Complain (Lots of people have complained about the noise.)