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- [shop-ing]
- /ˈʃɒp ɪŋ/
- /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/
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- [shop-ing]
- /ˈʃɒp ɪŋ/
Definitions of shopping word
- noun shopping a retail store, especially a small one. 1
- noun shopping a small store or department in a large store selling a specific or select type of goods: the ski shop at Smith's. 1
- noun shopping the workshop of a craftsperson or artisan. 1
- noun shopping the workshop of a person who works in a manual trade; place for doing specific, skilled manual work: a carpenter's shop. 1
- noun shopping any factory, office, or business: Our ad agency is a well-run shop. 1
- noun shopping Education. a course of instruction in a trade, as carpentry, printing, etc., consisting chiefly of training in the use of its tools and materials. a classroom in which such a course is given. 1
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Origin of shopping
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; shop + -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shopping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shopping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shopping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shopping
noun shopping
- buying — (as modifier)
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- home shopping — buying items via tv or internet
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- errands — A short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, often on someone else's behalf.
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