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shop

SaySHOP/ʃɑp/UK/ʃɒp/

Pluralshops

Verbshops, shopping, shopped

13 meanings of shop

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A place or website where you can buy things or pay for services, like food or a haircut.

    The new shop on the corner sells fresh bread every morning.

    She opened a small shop to sell her handmade jewelry.

    UsageSay go to the shop to buy something.

    Similarstore, outlet, retailer

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  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To look at things in stores or online, usually because you want to buy them.

    We like to shop downtown on Saturday afternoons.

    She was shopping for a birthday present all morning.

    UsageSay go shopping, or shop for clothes.

  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A place where things are made or fixed, such as a garage that repairs cars.

    My uncle builds furniture in his shop behind the house.

    The carpenter keeps all his tools neatly in the shop.

    UsageSay a repair shop.

    Similarworkshop

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  4. 4
    nounUKcountable or uncountable
    A regular trip to buy food and things for the home, or the things you buy on it.

    I need to do the weekly shop before the guests arrive.

    We finished the big shop and loaded the bags into the car.

    UsageSay do a big shop.

  5. 5
    workplacenouncountable or uncountable
    The place where someone works, used mostly in phrases like shop talk, closed shop, and shop floor.

    The factory ran as a closed shop, so every worker joined the union.

    Workers gathered on the shop floor before the morning shift.

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Origin

From Old English sċoppa, meaning a shed, booth, or stall. The verb comes from the noun.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts