shopping
[ shop-ing ]
/ ˈʃɒp ɪŋ /
noun
adjective
of, for, or pertaining to examining and buying merchandise: a shopping trip.
Words nearby shopping
Definition for shopping (2 of 2)
Origin of shop
1250–1300; Middle English
shoppe (noun), Old English
sceoppa booth; akin to
scypen stall,
shippon, German
Schopf lean-to,
Schuppen shed
OTHER WORDS FROM shop
in·ter·shop, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for shopping
British Dictionary definitions for shopping (1 of 2)
shopping
/ (ˈʃɒpɪŋ) /
noun
a number or collection of articles purchased
the act or an instance of making purchases
British Dictionary definitions for shopping (2 of 2)
shop
/ (ʃɒp) /
noun
verb shops, shopping or shopped
(intr often foll by for)
to visit a shop or shops in search of (goods) with the intention of buying them
(tr) slang, mainly British
to inform on or betray, esp to the police
Word Origin for shop
Old English
sceoppa stall, booth; related to Old High German
scopf shed, Middle Dutch
schoppe stall
Idioms and Phrases with shopping
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