shop around
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.
- To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything.
- To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it.
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