- present participle of shop.
noun
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a number or collection of articles purchased
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the act or an instance of making purchases
Etymology
Origin of shopping
Example Sentences
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What is live shopping and will it take off?
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Live shopping, it seems, is becoming part of everyday consumer behaviour for many.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
As if to emphasize the point, a month later, the company’s application to convert a shopping center in southeast London into almost 900 homes was rejected for a second time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Europe’s largest economy has been flatlining since 2019, and officials are now considering something long viewed as unthinkable: loosening the country’s century-old ban on most Sunday shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He tells me yes, and Inkling and I head outside and wait on a bench for Mom to finish her shopping.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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