shopping cart

American

noun

a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.

shopping cart British

noun

the usual US and Canadian word for shopping basket

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Etymology

Origin of shopping cart

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Baby left in shopping cart in 1972 reunites with women who found her.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

He walked over to an empty shopping cart and strained to flip it over onto its side.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

The woman who confronted her was completely outraged, banging her shopping cart into her and saying, “What a what a thing to wear to Ralphs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

But those considering adding stocks to their shopping cart on Black Friday may want to pause.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The days of using a shopping cart as a go-cart, pushing it to the top of a hill, and letting gravity pull them down to the bottom were over.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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