shopping

[shop-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person who shops.

2. the facilities or merchandise available to those who shop.

   Chicago has good shopping.

adjective

1. of, for, or pertaining to examining and buying merchandise.

   a shopping trip.

shopping

/ ˈʃɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. a number or collection of articles purchased

2. the act or an instance of making purchases

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping¹

First recorded in 1755–65; shop + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

“We are taking decisive action to make shopping easier, offer faster delivery times, provide more options to our customers, and we expect to deliver profitable sales growth as a result,” he said.

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She, Gutierrez and other volunteers do everything from creating GoFundMe campaigns for detained workers to shopping for groceries for affected families on top of their usual tasks.

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The reports aren’t just the latest temperature check on the health of the consumer but a chance for major retailers to provide updates as the all-important holiday shopping season gets under way.

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At the beginning of the year, she minimized shopping, dining out and travel, and adjusted her payroll to automatically send about $200 of each paycheck to a high-yield savings account.

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Her eldest daughter was robbed twice in the last three months, she said—in the subway by a man with a knife and by an armed gang in the shopping mall.

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Related Words

• browsing www.thesaurus.com
• e-commerce 
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