shopping

adj. pertaining to shopping, pertaining to the act of buying merchandise at retail stores

n. act of visiting stores and buying merchandise

v. visit a store and purchase goods; browse in a store; inform on, betray (British Slang)

For the song by Bran Van 3000, see Shopping (song).Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with intent to purchase. Shopping is the activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one.
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Noun
1. searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
(hypernym) buying, purchasing
(hyponym) marketing
(derivation) shop, browse

Noun
1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
(synonym) store
(hypernym) mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
(hyponym) bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse
(part-meronym) shopfront, storefront
(derivation) patronize, patronise, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
2. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
(synonym) workshop
(hypernym) workplace, work
(hyponym) bindery
3. a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"
(synonym) shop class
(hypernym) course, course of study, course of instruction, class
Verb
1. do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) market
(entail) buy, purchase
(derivation) store
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
(synonym) patronize, patronise, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
(hypernym) support, back up
(derivation) store
3. shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
(synonym) browse
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(hyponym) comparison-shop
(verb-group) browse, surf
(derivation) store
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
4. give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
(synonym) denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, snitch, stag
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) sell out

n. shopping, act of visiting stores and buying merchandise

n. shopping, act of visiting stores and buying merchandise