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Gift registry

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

nounCommon term

In e-commerce, gift registry means: A shareable list of desired gifts that tracks purchases by other people to help coordinate gift giving.

In Turkish: hediye listesi, hediye kayıt listesi

How it is used

Use for events such as weddings or new babies; purchase tracking distinguishes a gift registry from a private wishlist.

Example sentences

  1. The gift registry marked the mixer as purchased before another guest ordered it.

    Shared purchase information helps prevent duplicate gifts.

  2. They added delivery preferences to the gift registry for relatives living abroad.

    The registry coordinates gifts from several buyers for one recipient or household.

Common collocations

  • create a gift registry
  • share a gift registry
  • gift registry purchase
  • wishlistA saved list of products a shopper is interested in but not ready to buy yet, often marked with a heart icon.
  • orderA customer's request to buy one or more products, created when they complete checkout; it then moves through payment, packing, shipping and delivery.

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