shop around

— phrasal verb with shop

/ʃɑp/ verb [I] (-pp-)

Definition

› to compare the price and quality of items in different stores before you decide which one to buy: Did you shop around when you were looking for your car?

(Definition of shop around from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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