shopping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, shop + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:Here I began my shopping, was interviewed by dressmakers, and naturally had much to do to habit myself for civilized life again.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 132:After a hard day's shopping, they had come home laden with bargains, and the dressing-room was strewed with Indian fans, ivory boxes, and lace.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Different Opinions”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 280:On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
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(uncountable, usually) Recently bought goods.
I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.
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(uncountable, usually) An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Boston has good shopping.
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The roller-bearing A1s”, in Trains Illustrated, page 643:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoppings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shopping mall · shopping centre · cybershopping · teleshopping · shopping precinct · shopping center · revenge shopping · sex and shopping · forum shopping · mystery shopping · antishopping · shopping bag · asylum shopping · shopping trolley · comparison-shopping · shopping cart · personal shopping · relationshopping · shwopping · doctor shopping · window shopping · jurisdiction shopping · e-shopping · vaccine shopping · shopping spree · thrift shopping · nonshopping · shopping list · shopping basket · body shopping · shopping agent · window-shopping · deshopping · home shopping · shopping net · comparison shopping · law shopping · shopping bot · shopping guide
Descendants
šòping · шо̀пинг · шопинг · ช้อปปิ้ง · шо́пінг · шопинг · շոփինգ · şopinq · шо́ппинг · შოფინგი · ஷாப்பிங் · шо́пінг · ชอปปิ้ง
Translations (131)
cmn 買東西 /买东西 (activity of buying) · cmn 血拼 (activity of buying) · ky сатып алуу (activity of buying) · be ку́пля (activity of buying) · pt compras (activity of buying) · cs nákup (activity of buying) · tl pamimili (activity of buying) · ru ку́пля (activity of buying) · be шо́пінг (activity of buying) · ug سېتىۋېلىش (activity of buying) · sh шо̀пинг (activity of buying) · it acquisti (activity of buying) · hy շոփինգ (activity of buying) · ru поку́пки (things bought) · mk пазарење (activity of buying) · vi mua sắm (activity of buying) · ar شِرَاء (activity of buying) · bg поку́пки (things bought) · ru шо́ппинг (activity of buying) · hy գնումներ (activity of buying) · es compra (activity of buying) · fa-ira خَرید (activity of buying) · ja 買い物 (activity of buying) · ka შოპინგი (activity of buying) · et šoppamine (activity of buying) · pl zakupy (activity of buying) · is innkaup (activity of buying) · da indkøb (activity of buying) · ru поку́пка (activity of buying) · fr courses (activity of buying) · ko 장보기 (activity of buying) · ps خريد (activity of buying) · de Einkauf (activity of buying) · sco messages (activity of buying) · hi ख़रीदारी (activity of buying) · fi osteleminen (activity of buying) · de Einkaufen (activity of buying) · nb matvarer (things bought) · ru поку́пки (activity of buying) · fr magasinage (activity of buying) · hu bevásárlás (activity of buying) · th การซื้อของ (activity of buying) · es shopping (activity of buying) · ko 쇼핑 (activity of buying) · cmn 購物 /购物 (activity of buying) · pl sprawunki (activity of buying) · arz تسويق (activity of buying) · uz xarid qilish (activity of buying) · et ostud (activity of buying) · ja ショッピング (activity of buying) · ur خَرِید (activity of buying) · sh купо̀вина (activity of buying) · lt pirkimas (activity of buying) · et ostlemine (activity of buying) · id barang belanjaan (things bought) · fi shoppailu (activity of buying) · pl shopping (activity of buying) · hu vásárolt holmik/dolgok (things bought) · ka ყიდვა (activity of buying) · vi sự đi mua hàng (activity of buying) · be паку́пкі (activity of buying) · tg харид (activity of buying) · az alış-veriş (activity of buying) · uk купі́вля (activity of buying) · ta ஷாப்பிங் (activity of buying) · cmn 瞎拼 (activity of buying) · de Einkäufe (activity of buying) · fi ostoksilla käyminen (activity of buying) · bg пазару́ване (activity of buying) · pl zakupy (things bought) · fi ostelu (activity of buying) · fi ostokset (things bought) · ga siopadóireacht (activity of buying) · sv inköp (activity of buying) · lv pirkšana (activity of buying) · tr alışveriş (activity of buying) · uk поку́пки (things bought) · mk шопинг (activity of buying) · es compra (things bought) · nl winkelen (activity of buying) · de Shopping (activity of buying) · sk nákup (activity of buying) · uz xarid (activity of buying) · sq pazar (activity of buying) · fr shopping (activity of buying) · nl boodschappen doen (activity of buying) · ar تَسَوُّق (activity of buying) · sh šòping (activity of buying) · fr achats (things bought) · da shopping (activity of buying) · yue 買嘢 /买嘢 (activity of buying) · es compras (things bought) · uk купува́ння (activity of buying) · uk поку́пки (activity of buying) · ro cumpărături (activity of buying) · ms beli-belah (activity of buying) · sh kupòvina (activity of buying) · ko 물건사기 (activity of buying) · kk сатып алу (activity of buying) · fi ostaminen (activity of buying) · eu erosketa (activity of buying) · id belanja (activity of buying) · uk шо́пінг (activity of buying) · mk купување (activity of buying) · fi shoppaileminen (activity of buying) · yue 購物 /购物 (activity of buying) · vo selidöp (activity of buying) · prs خَرِید (activity of buying) · nl inkoop (activity of buying) · sk nakupovanie (activity of buying) · th ชอปปิ้ง (activity of buying) · cmn 買的東西 /买的东西 (things bought) · my ဈေးဝယ် (activity of buying) · it shopping (activity of buying) · de Shoppen (activity of buying) · bg паза́р (activity of buying) · nb shopping (activity of buying) · ur خَرِیداری (activity of buying) · cs nakupování (activity of buying) · pt compras (things bought) · de Einkäufe (things bought) · be паку́пкі (things bought) · sv shopping (activity of buying) · el ψώνια (activity of buying) · hi ख़रीद (activity of buying) · nb handling (activity of buying) · hy խրիդ (activity of buying) · nb innkjøp (activity of buying) · hu vásárlás (activity of buying) · sl nakupovanje (activity of buying) · nb varer (things bought)