Definition of Shopping

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shop

  (shŏp)

n.

1. also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.

2. An atelier; a studio.

3. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.

4. A commercial or industrial establishment: a printing shop.

5. A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.

6. A home workshop.

7.

a. A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.

b. The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.

v. shopped, shop·ping, shops

v.intr.

1. To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.

2. To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.

v.tr.

To visit or buy from (a particular store).

Phrasal Verb:

shop around

1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains.

2. To look for something, such as a better job.

3. To offer (a large block of common stock, for example) for sale to various parties: "[The company] is now activelybeing shopped around, with a prospectus in circulation" (Marianne Yen).

Idiom:

talk shop

To talk about one's work.

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[Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.]

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shopping

 (ˈʃɒpɪŋ)

n

1. a number or collection of articles purchased

2. the act or an instance of making purchases

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Noun	1.	shopping - searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber";"does her shopping at the mall rather than down town" buying, purchasing - the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewdpurchasing requires considerable knowledge" marketing - shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
	2.	shopping - the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying homeshopping didn't give me a second glance" commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce

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shopping

noun purchases, buys, acquisitions We put the shopping away.

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