shopping

Plural

shoppings

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of shop

   • I usually do my shopping at this supermarket.
   • Shopping malls are quickly mushrooming in this very urban city.
   • I go shopping every morning.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

   • On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
   • Here I began my shopping, was interviewed by dressmakers, and naturally had much to do to habit myself for civilized life again.
   • After a hard day's shopping, they had come home laden with bargains, and the dressing-room was strewed with Indian fans, ivory boxes, and lace.

2. 2.Recently bought goods.

   • I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.

3. 3.An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.

4. 4.Placement in a workshop for overhaul.

   • The five roller-bearing A1s are now averaging 120,000 miles between shopping; this figure is an improvement of about 50 per cent on the norm of other ex-L.N.E. Pacific types.

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Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

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Literature

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Word family

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