BUYER'S REMORSE Definition & Meaning

buyer's remorse

Also buy·er re·morse

[bahy-erz ri-mawrs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a sense of regret or uneasiness after having purchased a house, car, or other major item, especially when the acquisition involves an ongoing financial burden.
We love our vacation property, but it took two years to get over our buyer’s remorse.
a sense of regret after having committed to an endorsement, policy, plan of action, etc..
Congressional leaders expressed buyer’s remorse after overriding the president’s veto.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of buyer's remorse¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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This buyer’s remorse is just beginning, and we need to provide an off-ramp for the increasingly uncertain.

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The polls show that independents who helped Trump win the election are getting buyer’s remorse, as his poll numbers are dropping to lows that Trump has never seen before.

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But he also said he hopes that other Americans, particularly those with "buyer's remorse," will see the actions occurring in Seattle and around the country as motivation to stand up and defend the nation's core principle of democracy.

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Whatever Ramona wanted in the car, she’s experiencing ontological buyer’s remorse in the now.

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Live Nation has cited a 94% sellout rate, but the prevalence of available resale tickets at rock-bottom prices suggests that fans, at best, are having some buyer’s remorse.

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buyers' market buyers' strike

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