pester power
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pester power — ➔ power1 * * * pester power UK US noun [U] INFORMAL MARKETING ► the ability of children to make their parents buy something, by asking for it many times until they get it: »Advertisers know how powerful pester power can be … Financial and business terms
pester power — noun The ability of children to influence their parents behaviour by making frequent requests • • • Main Entry: ↑pester * * * ˈpester power 7 [pester power] noun uncountable … Useful english dictionary
pester power — pester .power n [U] the ability that children have to make their parents buy things or do things for them by asking them again and again … Dictionary of contemporary English
pester power — pester ,power noun uncount the ability of children to make their parents buy things for them by continuing to ask them until they agree to do it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pester power — n. The ability children have to nag their parents into purchasing items they would otherwise not buy or performing actions they would otherwise not do. Example Citation: Nine out of every 10 pupils questioned claimed they wanted to learn about… … New words
pester power — This term refers to the power children exert over their parents by continually nagging or pestering them until they accept to buy advertised toys or fashionable products. Pester power leads busy parents to buy more and more for their… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pester power — UK / US noun [uncountable] the ability of children to make their parents buy things for them by continuing to ask them until they agree to do it … English dictionary
power — ▪ I. power pow‧er 1 [ˈpaʊə ǁ paʊr] noun 1. [uncountable] the ability or right to control people, organizations, events etc: • I m against giving too much power to one man. power over • Congress s power over federal spending • He plans to resign … Financial and business terms
pester — verb To bother, harass or annoy persistently. Syn: badger, bug, hound See Also: pest, pester power … Wiktionary
List of Power Rangers Mystic Force episodes — Power Rangers Mystic Force Country of origin United States No. of episodes 32 … Wikipedia
