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Purchase limit

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

nounCommon term

In e-commerce, purchase limit means: A rule restricting the number of units a customer may buy within specified conditions or a defined period.

In Turkish: satın alma sınırı

How it is used

State whether a purchase limit applies per order, account, household or period; it is not simply the stock available.

Example sentences

  1. The purchase limit allows two consoles per customer during the launch.

    The restriction limits individual access even if more units remain in stock.

  2. Our checkout explains the purchase limit before customers add another unit.

    A visible rule helps shoppers understand why additional quantity is rejected.

Common collocations

  • set a purchase limit
  • per-customer purchase limit
  • enforce a purchase limit
  • shopping cartThe part of an online store that keeps the products a customer has chosen until they are ready to pay, showing quantities and the total price.
  • SKUShort for stock keeping unit: a unique code a seller gives to each product and each version of it, such as a size or colour, to track stock and orders.

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