shopping
pronunciation
How to pronounce shopping in British English:
UK [ˈʃɒpɪŋ]
How to pronounce shopping in American English:
US [ˈʃɑːpɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- searching for or buying goods or services
Word Origin
- shopping (n.)
- 1764, "act or practice of visiting shops," verbal noun from shop (v.). Meaning "goods that have been purchased" is from 1934. Shopping bag attested from 1886; shopping list from 1913.
Example
- 1. The drop in shopping trips is fairly straightforward .
- 2. I 'm always shopping for people who have everything .
- 3. Looks like we should go shopping .
- 4. Where does compulsive shopping come from ?
- 5. Fund an erotic shopping spree .