In plain English
This means buying online without using a customer profile that you sign in to. The purchase moves forward without logging into an existing account.
In context
Here, it communicates an option to continue checkout without signing in to a customer account.
- Situation
- Using carts, promotions, checkout, delivery choices, and order confirmation
- What it communicates
- offers checkout without signing in or creating an account
Meaning limits
The term itself only identifies proceeding without account sign-in, not any broader rules or results of the purchase.
Examples
“At checkout, she continued as a guest instead of signing in to her customer account.”
“After adding a book to the order, he had the choice to continue as a guest.”