shopping cart

American  

noun

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

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shopping cart British  

noun

1. 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

Children sit in wide shopping carts, pushed by parents wandering through the high-ceilinged aisles in search of deals on eggs, bread and rib-eye steak.

From The Wall Street Journal

Users can then open their shopping cart in the DoorDash app and wrap up the purchase from a store there.

From MarketWatch

It is trying to break out of a laborious acquisition process and give commanders some flexibility to curate their own shopping carts.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Barron's