shopping

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