shop around

verb

1. to visit a number of shops or stores to compare goods and prices

2. to consider a number of possibilities before making a choice

Idioms and Phrases

Look for the best bargain, opportunity, or the like, as in This job offers only minimum wage so she decided to shop around for one with better pay . This expression alludes to looking in different stores in search of bargains or a particular item. [c. 1920]

Look for a buyer for, offer for sale to various parties, as in The company is now being actively shopped around . [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Shop around, and ask: Is the property eligible for a mortgage backed by the U.S.

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A contract would make it harder for them to do that, and easier for him to sell to one dealer what he had bought from another—and thus to shop around for prices.

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“If you want a talent deal…maybe we should shop around. Do some research. Consider a different team,” one top executive told Shuckerow, the general counsel, in a text message reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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Shop around or call a travel agent: If you plan your own trips, start shopping for coverage by mining your memberships.

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There is a growing concern for pensioners like Ms George, who says she now has to "shop around different supermarkets to find the bargains."

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