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shopping [noun]

the activity of buying things from shops

US /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/ 
UK /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/ 
Example: 

I'm going shopping this afternoon.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

shopping

 noun (no plural)

1 buying things from shops:
She does her shopping after work.
I usually go shopping at the weekend.

2 the things that you have bought in a shop:
Will you carry my shopping for me?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shopping

shopping S2 W3 /ˈʃɒpɪŋ $ ʃɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑shop, ↑shopper, ↑shopping; verb: ↑shop]
1. the activity of going to shops and buying things:
Late-night shopping is becoming very popular.
shopping expedition/trip
She’s gone on a shopping trip to New York.
I went on a shopping spree (=went shopping and bought a lot of things) at the weekend and spent far too much money.
I’ve got to do some last-minute shopping.
the busy Christmas shopping season ⇨ ↑window-shopping
2. do the shopping to go shopping to buy food and other things you need regularly:
I hate doing the shopping at weekends.
3. British English the things that you have just bought from a shop:
Can you help me carry the shopping, please?
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go shopping She skipped lunch in order to go shopping.
do some/the/your shopping I thought you wanted to do some shopping.
■ NOUN + shopping
Christmas shopping So you've done all your Christmas shopping, have you?
grocery shopping She even enjoys grocery shopping.
home shopping (=buying things at home, for example from a catalogue)
■ shopping + NOUN
a shopping expedition/trip His shopping trip with Uncle Billy had been a thorough success.
a shopping spree (=when you buy a lot of things) He admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else's credit card.
a shopping list (=a list of what you need to buy, especially of food) Always take a shopping list so you are not tempted to buy things you do not need.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shopping

shop·ping [shopping]   [ˈʃɒpɪŋ]    [ˈʃɑːpɪŋ]  noun uncountable
1. the activity of going to shops/stores and buying things
to go shopping
(BrE) When shall I do the shopping?
(BrE) We do our shopping on Saturdays.
a shopping basket
a shopping trolley
(NAmE) a shopping cart

see also  window-shopping

2. (especially BrE) the things that you have bought from shops/stores
to put the shopping in the car  
Collocations:
Shopping
Shopping
go/go out/be out shopping
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
try on clothes/shoes
indulge in some retail therapy
go on a spending spree
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
be/get caught shoplifting
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale
find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
deal with/help/serve customers
run a special promotion
be on special offer
Buying goods
make/complete a purchase
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order
make/place/take an order for sth
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance
accept/take credit cards
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate
enter your PIN number
ask for/get/obtain a receipt
return/exchange an item/a product
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
compare prices
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount 
Example Bank:
A new car is on my shopping list.
Developers plan to build 4 000 square feet of shopping space here.
I do my weekly shopping on a Saturday.
I have to go shopping in town this afternoon.
I thought we'd do a little shopping before the show.
Improved electricity generation is one of the first things on the country's shopping list.
Jade wants me to take her shopping for a new outfit.
Jenny went directly to town for some serious shopping.
New York, the ultimate shopping destination
Only 22 shopping days left until Christmas!
She won £10 000 and immediately went on a shopping spree.
She's doing some last-minute Christmas shopping.
They unpacked the shopping and put it away.
This website is a valuable resource for comparison shopping.
We ensure that our customers have an exceptional shopping experience.
When shall I do the shopping?
a home shopping network
a personal shopping service
an Internet shopping site
detailed portraits of consumers' shopping habits
outside normal shopping hours
the Christmas shopping season
the back-to-school shopping season
the consumers' demand for one-stop shopping
the move to home shopping using your computer
the town's main shopping street

to suffer from compulsive shopping disorder

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

shopping / ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ /   / ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ / noun [ U ]

A1 the activity of buying things from shops:

The store is open for late night shopping on Wednesdays.

I'm going shopping this afternoon.

My granddaughter does my weekly shopping for me.

Christmas shopping

A2 goods that you have bought from shops, especially food:

She had so many bags of shopping that she could hardly carry them.

I forgot my shopping list .

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

shopping

[ʃɒ̱pɪŋ]
 ♦♦♦
 1) N-UNCOUNT When you do the shopping, you go to shops and buy things.
 → See also window shopping
  I'll do the shopping this afternoon.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Your shopping is the things that you have bought from shops, especially food.
  We put the shopping away.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shopping

shopping noun [noncount]
1 : the activity of visiting places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things (such as food, clothing, etc.)
• We do (our) grocery shopping once a week. = We go grocery shopping once a week. [=we shop for groceries once a week]
• I can do your shopping for you.
• When are you going to do the shopping?
• I'm going shopping. [=(Brit) going to the shops]
• We went shopping for a gift at the mall.
- often used before another noun
• a shopping area/basket/cart
• We're going on a shopping trip in New York City.
• a shopping bag [=(Brit) carrier bag; a bag that a store gives you to carry any items you have bought there]
• We went on a shopping spree. [=we bought a lot of things in a short period of time]
2 Brit : the things that are bought at a shop or store
• Put the shopping in the car.