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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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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

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