sticker shock

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف sticker shock في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale

Last week Jensen returned to his dealer's showroom to eye the new Continental, but he quickly became another victim of what Detroit calls sticker shock. The price on the car's window: $25,692. Says he: Damn, that is expensive! It persuaded me to keep driving my '80 until it won't go any more..

الواصلة

stick·er shock

التركية النطق

stîkır şäk

النطق

/ˈstəkər ˈsʜäk/ /ˈstɪkɜr ˈʃɑːk/

علم أصول الكلمات

() Coined circa 1981.