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Shopping I Things Noun Bre ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˈʃɑːpɪŋ Saturdays

Word shopping
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈʃɒpɪŋ / NAmE / ˈʃɑːpɪŋ /
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  • to go shopping
  • when shall i do the shopping?
  • we do our shopping on saturdays.
  • a shopping basket
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shopping

(noun)BrE / ˈʃɒpɪŋ / NAmE / ˈʃɑːpɪŋ /
  1. the activity of going to shops/stores and buying things
    • see also comparison shopping
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/comparison-shopping
    • to go shopping
    • When shall I do the shopping?
    • We do our shopping on Saturdays.
    • a shopping basket
    • a shopping trolley
    • a shopping cart
  2. the things that you have bought from shops/stores
    • to put the shopping in the car

    Extra Examples

    • A new car is on my shopping list.
    • Developers plan to build 4 000 square feet of shopping space here.
    • I do my weekly shopping on a Saturday.
    • I have to go shopping in town this afternoon.
    • I thought we’d do a little shopping before the show.
    • Improved electricity generation is one of the first things on the country’s shopping list.
    • Jade wants me to take her shopping for a new outfit.
    • Jenny went directly to town for some serious shopping.
    • New York, the ultimate shopping destination
    • Only 22 shopping days left until Christmas!
    • She won £10 000 and immediately went on a shopping spree.
    • She’s doing some last-minute Christmas shopping.
    • They unpacked the shopping and put it away.
    • This website is a valuable resource for comparison shopping.
    • We ensure that our customers have an exceptional shopping experience.
    • When shall I do the shopping?
    • a home shopping network
    • a personal shopping service
    • an Internet shopping site
    • detailed portraits of consumers’ shopping habits
    • outside normal shopping hours
    • the Christmas shopping season
    • the back-to-school shopping season
    • the consumers’ demand for one-stop shopping
    • the move to home shopping using your computer
    • the town’s main shopping street
    • to suffer from compulsive shopping disorder
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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