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Add to cart

To place an item offered for sale into an online shopping cart so that it is included for possible purchase later.

In plain English

It means putting a product for sale into the set of chosen items kept in an online cart. That makes the item part of what could be bought later.

In context

Here, it requests that the current product be placed into the online shopping cart for possible purchase later.

Situation
Using carts, promotions, checkout, delivery choices, and order confirmation
What it communicates
requests adding the current product to the shopping cart

Meaning limits

The term alone does not show that the item has been bought or that any later purchase will happen.

Examples

“She added the lamp to her cart but never checked out.”

Core meaning

“Please add the red mug to your cart while you keep browsing.”

In context