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Meaning of 'shopping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shopping [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Shop

Meaning of 'shopping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shopping [ n]
Meaning (1):
- searching for or buying goods or services
Example in sentence:
  • does her shopping at the mall rather than down town;
  • went shopping for a reliable plumber
Meaning (2):
- the commodities purchased from stores
Example in sentence:
  • she loaded her shopping into the car;
  • women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance

Nearby Words:

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