shopping list
Americannoun
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shopping lists
plural
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a list made by a shopper of items or goods to be bought.
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matters to be discussed, requested, or otherwise attended to.
the president's shopping list at the coming summit conference.
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Etymology
Origin of shopping list
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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There are meaningful differences, of course, between a stranger navigating an unfamiliar shopping list and a husband who should know what his own family eats.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Lempert likened the options in the new plan to the array of options one encounters when they walk the aisles of a supermarket — even if their shopping list contains only a few items.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dyson products featured heavily on Murrell's shopping list.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The shopping list I carried in advance of Miranda’s visits home suddenly blazed into my brain:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
I put my shopping list away before he can ask me what soy milk has to do with Zora Neale Hurston and the book he’s been reading to us, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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