English Explanatory Dictionary

shopping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shop
noun
  1. The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
  2. Recently bought goods.
  3. An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
  4. Placement in a workshop for overhaul.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shopping.wav /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-shopping.wav

Word forms

shopping shoppings

Etymology

By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

Derived words

antishopping asylum shopping body shopping comparison-shopping comparison shopping cybershopping deshopping doctor shopping e-shopping forum shopping home shopping jurisdiction shopping law shopping mystery shopping nonshopping personal shopping relationshopping revenge shopping sex and shopping shopping agent shopping bag shopping basket shopping bot shopping cart shopping center shopping centre shopping guide shopping list shopping mall shopping net shopping precinct shopping spree shopping trolley shwopping teleshopping thrift shopping vaccine shopping window-shopping window shopping
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