shopping
noun /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/
/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the activity of going to shops and buying things or ordering them online
- to go shopping
- (British English) When shall I do the shopping?
- (British English) We do our shopping on Saturdays.
- I do all my clothes shopping online.
- a shopping basket
- They go on endless shopping trips.
- She is in the fashionable shopping area of London.
- We do most of our grocery shopping at large supermarkets.
- Customers get both online shopping convenience and highly competitive prices.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1, Hobbiesa1- Jade wants me to take her shopping for a new outfit.
- New York, the ultimate shopping destination
- Developers plan to build 4 000 square feet of shopping space here.
- She won £10 000 and immediately went on a shopping spree.
- She's doing some last-minute Christmas shopping.
- This website is a valuable resource for comparison shopping.
- We ensure that our customers have an exceptional shopping experience.
- a personal shopping service
- an internet shopping site
- detailed portraits of consumers' shopping habits
- outside normal shopping hours
- the move to home shopping using your computer
- the town's main shopping street
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- late-night
- morning
- weekend
- …
- afternoon
- day
- be out
- do
- go
- …
- bag
- basket
- cart
- …
- be on somebody’s shopping list
- (especially British English) the things that you have bought from shops
- to put the shopping in the car
- They unpacked the shopping and put it away.
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- be laden with
- carry
- put away
- …