shopping

The activity of looking for and buying things you need or want.

• I enjoy shopping for clothes.
• We do our shopping on Saturdays.
• Online shopping makes it easy to compare prices.

How to use it: shopping for something (Shopping for shoes can take hours.)

Similar words: buying, purchasing

Common phrases: go shopping, do the shopping, online shopping

The things you have just bought, especially food and other everyday supplies.

• Put the shopping on the table.
• She carried two heavy bags of shopping.
• Have you unpacked the shopping yet?

Similar words: purchases, groceries

Common phrases: carry the shopping, bags of shopping, unpack the shopping

The shops and goods available in a particular area.

• The town has excellent shopping.
• Our hotel is close to the best shopping.
• The island offers little shopping beyond a few small stores.

Similar words: retail facilities

Common phrases: excellent shopping, local shopping, shopping nearby

Sending a vehicle or machine to a workshop for major repairs or a thorough check.

• The locomotive is due for shopping.
• Scheduled shopping kept the engines in good condition.
• After the accident, shopping was necessary before the locomotive could return to service.

Similar words: overhaul, workshop overhaul

Common phrases: scheduled shopping, locomotive shopping, shopping for repairs