shopping
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃɒpɪŋ//ˈʃɑpɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Example: He’s shopping for clothes.
To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
Example: Shop our new arrivals.
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
Example: He shopped his mates in to the police.
To imprison.
noun
Definitions
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
Example: On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
Recently bought goods.
Example: I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.
An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Example: Boston has good shopping.