shopping means the process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.
shopping is pronounced /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/.
Etymology
By surface analysis, shop + -ing.
noun
- The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.“On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.”
- Recently bought goods.“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.“Boston has good shopping.”
- 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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