window-shop

win·dow-shop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [win-doh shop]
- /ˈwɪn doʊ ʃɒp/
- /ˈwɪndəʊ ʃɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [win-doh shop]
- /ˈwɪn doʊ ʃɒp/

Definitions of window-shop word

verb without object window-shop to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases. 1
verb without object window-shop to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories. 1
verb with object window-shop to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes. 1
noun window-shop browse goods without buying 1
verb window-shop to look at goods in shop windows without buying them 0
intransitive verb window-shop to look at displays of goods in store windows without entering the stores to buy 0

See all 7 definitions of window-shop

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Origin of window-shop

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Window-shop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Window-shop

window-shop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.