noun / verb

shop

SHAHP/ʃɑːp/

A place where a trade is carried on.

A customer pays for a purchase at the shop counter.

A compact neighborhood shop shown through its open storefront: shelves of goods frame a counter where a customer pays the shopkeeper for a purchase.

Etymology

Shop first meant a booth or shed for trade or work, then a room or building devoted to selling goods. Its earlier origin is uncertain: the source suggests either an Old English word or an Old French word for a stall.

In context

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you take your car to the shop and they tell you they need to have your car in the shop for a week to repair.

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More examples

The repair shop fixes bicycles and lawn mowers.
We shop around before buying a new refrigerator.
In shop class, we learn to build wooden shelves.

Forms

shop · shops · shopped · shopping

shopper noun — A person who looks for or buys goods.

shopkeeper noun — A person who owns or manages a shop.

Similar words

store: Usually emphasizes selling goods rather than making or repairing them.
workshop: Emphasizes a space for making or repairing things.