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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Noun Inflected Forms

shopping carts

plural

Etymology

Origin of shopping cart

First recorded in 1925–30

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shopping cart

The site's blog explores the "serious side" of the fake takeaway, from food-delivery addiction and why fake ordering feels good to cravings, guilt and the psychology of the shopping cart.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

She always whizzed through that one, pushing the shopping cart very fast, grabbing a bag of flour or some oatmeal, but nothing else.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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