onio-

(Greek: sell, for sale; by extension, "buy")

oniochalasia

1. Buying things as a means of mental relaxation.
2. The purchasing of objects as a form of mental relaxation

oniomania

An uncontrollable desire to buy things.

oniomaniac

Someone who has an uncontrollable desire to buy things.

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