# shopping

Pronunciation: US say "SHAH-ping" /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/; UK say "SHO-ping" /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The activity of buying goods or services, or looking for suitable ones to buy.
   - Simple: The act of buying things, or looking for things to buy.
   - _The store stays open late to make evening shopping easier._
   - _Comparison shopping helped her find the best price on the laptop._
2. The stores, facilities, and goods that an area offers to people who want to buy things.
   - Simple: All the stores and goods in an area where people can go to buy things.
   - _Tourists come to the district for its excellent shopping and dining._
   - _The new development promises upscale shopping within walking distance of homes._
4. Goods that have recently been bought, especially groceries. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Goods that someone has just bought, often food from a store.
   - _He unpacked the shopping onto the kitchen counter._
   - _The shopping was heavy, so she made two trips from the car._

## Verb

3. Present participle of shop. — present participle and gerund of shop
   - Simple: Present participle of shop. Use this -ing form for an action that is going on.
   - _They are shopping for a new car this weekend._
   - _He spent the morning shopping at the farmers market._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The placement of equipment, especially a locomotive, in a workshop for major overhaul.

## Origin

Formed from "shop" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shopping (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).