shopping
noun [U] /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/
/ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/ Definition
A1 the activity of buying things from shops: The store is open for late night shopping on Wednesdays. I'm going shopping this afternoon. My granddaughter does my weekly shopping for me. Christmas shoppingBuying A2 goods that you have bought from shops, especially food: She had so many bags of shopping that she could hardly carry them. I forgot my shopping list.Products and producersBuying and selling in general
(Definition of shopping noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bidding war noun
- bite verb (SHOW INTEREST)
- brand loyalty noun
- bulk-buy verb
- buy into sth phrasal verb (BUSINESS)
- import noun (BRINGING IN)
- import verb
- kick the tires idiom
- on the slate idiom
- order form noun
- order noun (REQUEST)
- order sth in phrasal verb
- outbid verb
- panic buying noun
- run noun (BUY)
- shop around phrasal verb
- stock up phrasal verb
- trade sth in phrasal verb
- trade up/down phrasal verb
- trade-in noun
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