Shop meaning in English

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Definition

to shop, to do some shopping, to go shopping: to go to the store, to buy, to purchase verb
I went shopping last Saturday and I bought a dress.
a shop: a store, a place to buy things; a business noun

UK: I'm going shopping to buy some new clothes.
US: This shop is closed on Sundays.

Examples

  • "After arriving in Paris, Bruno worked as an apprentice to his grandfather, Xavier Delavigne, at the family's small perfume shop in Montmartre."
  • "Eventually, Bruno transformed Xavier's humble perfume shop in Montmartre into a world-renowned, multinational cosmetics company."
  • "Moira : The weeks preceding and following Christmas day are by far the busiest shopping periods of the year, with record amounts of money pouring in nationwide."
  • "That'll be eight dollars sixty please... Thanks for shopping at Nelly's Deli!"
  • "With energy prices high, consumers are also reluctant to make costly trips to the shopping mall."
  • "Shop assistant : Grammes?"
  • "Still others are starting to buy shops and businesses."
  • "Shop assistant : Hello there sir!"
  • "Hello and welcome to chapter 1 of 64 on the subject of "shopping in the USA"."
  • "In his tiny shop, he created some of the most amazing perfumes in all of Paris."
  • "Shop assistant : Huh?"
  • "Thanks for shopping at S-Mart."
  • "Shop assistant : Olives!"
  • "I understand that you've turned one part of this floor into a furniture shop."
  • "Bruno's teenage years were spent in Paris, where he worked as an apprentice to his grandfather, Xavier, at the family's small perfume shop in Montmartre."
  • "Eventually, Bruno transformed Xavier's humble perfume shop in Montmartre into a world-renowned, multi-national cosmetics company."
  • "Bruno had better luck with independent shops, which were fascinated by Oléré's intense and original mixtures."
  • "Shop assistant : There you go."
  • "Another way to shop for groceries is in convenience stores."
  • "I hope this helps, and that you continue to enjoy shopping with us."

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