shopping bag

American  

noun

1. a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.

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Etymology

Origin of shopping bag

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Before you know it, you’re handing over your credit card and receiving an immaculately packaged shopping bag — a feat no e-tailer could ever compete with.

From Los Angeles Times

How much of a threat Shein and other budget retailers pose is an ongoing challenge, but it doesn't feel like Primark's brown shopping bags will disappear from our high streets any time soon.

From BBC

The decking company built its business on composite boards made from sawdust and recycled plastic shopping bags, which it pitches as more durable than pressure-treated lumber.

From Barron's

Since California adopted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014, most retailers began providing thick, reusable plastic bags to customers that are supposed to be recyclable.

From Los Angeles Times

The decomposed body of their baby, Victoria, was found in a shopping bag in Brighton in 2023.

From BBC