virtual basket
list of items pending payment in an online store
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
You can also take items out of your VIRTUAL BASKET or change the number of items you want to buy.
(BBC WebWise)
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The application works by using the iPhone's built-in camera to scan the bar code of a product, which then tells the Tesco online database to add it to your VIRTUAL BASKET.
(www.computeractive.co.uk)
(BBC WebWise)
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The application works by using the iPhone's built-in camera to scan the bar code of a product, which then tells the Tesco online database to add it to your VIRTUAL BASKET.
(www.computeractive.co.uk)
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virtual basket
noun phrase
- when online shopping, the list of items that a consumer has selected to purchase, but has not yet paid for. Also referred to as a "shopping cart."
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Online shopping has become a way of life for many people. It's not unusual to hear someone say, "I did all of my Christmas shopping on the Internet this year." Online shopping has created a whole new glossary of terms that are meanwhile integrated into the English language. In addition to expressions like "virtual basket," one might also hear:
- eCommerce = the buying and selling of products and services over the Internet.
- bricks and mortar = A conventional retail shop.
- E-tailer = A firm that buys products and resells them online just as traditional retailers do offline.
- B2B = A business model for conducting business sales over the Internet. B2B refers to business transactions between two business organizations.
- B2C = A business model for conducting sales over the Internet. B2C refers to direct sales to individual consumers.
- Transaction = The actual process of buying an item in an online store.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I love reading so my virtual basket is usually full of books."
noun phrase
- when online shopping, the list of items that a consumer has selected to purchase, but has not yet paid for. Also referred to as a "shopping cart."
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Online shopping has become a way of life for many people. It's not unusual to hear someone say, "I did all of my Christmas shopping on the Internet this year." Online shopping has created a whole new glossary of terms that are meanwhile integrated into the English language. In addition to expressions like "virtual basket," one might also hear:
- eCommerce = the buying and selling of products and services over the Internet.
- bricks and mortar = A conventional retail shop.
- E-tailer = A firm that buys products and resells them online just as traditional retailers do offline.
- B2B = A business model for conducting business sales over the Internet. B2B refers to business transactions between two business organizations.
- B2C = A business model for conducting sales over the Internet. B2C refers to direct sales to individual consumers.
- Transaction = The actual process of buying an item in an online store.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I love reading so my virtual basket is usually full of books."
