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English translation: "topping up" of materials & food in use on a regular basis


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English term or phrase:top-up shopping
English translation:"topping up" of materials & food in use on a regular basis
Entered by: Mohamed Elsayed
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14:58 Nov 27, 2008
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: top-up shopping
Beyond top-up shopping, the customer might shop for gifts, the weekly family shop, large occasional items, or seek advice on new services.

I wish to know what is meant by "top-up shoppping" in the above context.
Mohamed Elsayed
Local time: 03:19
"topping up" of materials & food in use on a regular basis
Explanation:
Replenishing supplies of food, cleaning materials etc. in regular use.
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Jack Doughty
Local time: 02:19
Grading comment
Thank you :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7"topping up" of materials & food in use on a regular basis
Jack Doughty
4 +4supplementary shoping
Suzan Hamer


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
"topping up" of materials & food in use on a regular basis


Explanation:
Replenishing supplies of food, cleaning materials etc. in regular use.

Jack Doughty
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thank you :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dariusz Saczuk
2 mins
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agree  Demi Ebrite
3 mins
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agree  T o b i a s : maintaining stock levels of regularly used items
29 mins
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agree  Gary D: the things you buy at the corner store rather than going to the big supermarket, milk , bread etc
6 hrs
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agree  Lalit Sati
14 hrs
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agree  chaman4723
15 hrs
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agree  Phong Le
3 days15 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
supplementary shoping


Explanation:
Top-up as a term was just answered in KudoZ, meaning to "refill, replenish."
Top-up shopping would be buying those things you might have forgotten when doing the bulk of your shopping, or things you have run out of, like bread, milk, etc., since doing your "main" shopping.

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-11-27 15:03:15 GMT)
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OH MY GOODNESS. When will I learn to preview my answers. Of course, I mean :shoPPing,:

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-11-27 15:03:53 GMT)
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"shopping"

Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 03:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a million Suzan, your answer was helpful. I wish I had the option of splitting the points.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenny w
0 min
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agree  kmtext
4 mins
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agree  sueaberwoman
4 hrs
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agree  Gary D
6 hrs
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