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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.


shopping cart British  

noun

  1. the usual US and Canadian word for shopping basket

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of shopping cart

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

People would sometimes leave their shopping carts from a nearby Ralphs grocery store beside the entrance, not seeming to notice it at all.

From Los Angeles Times

Browsers with advanced task-performing “agents” can click and type in your tab to complete tasks like filling a shopping cart.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next to the pit, where at least some vegetation appeared to have been used as fuel, was a mattress, shopping cart and tarp.

From Los Angeles Times

If it was, the North Carolina program would be compelling, and not a sad, three-wheeled shopping cart.

From The Wall Street Journal