noun
shopping
Looking for or buying goods.
I do my grocery shopping early on Saturday mornings.
Etymology
Shopping is formed from shop, originally the place where goods are sold or work is done. The activity-name describes visiting or using such places to select purchases.
More examples
- Online shopping saves us a trip to the store.
- We go shopping for new shoes after school.
- She does some comparison shopping before choosing a refrigerator.
Forms
shop verb — Look for or buy goods.
shopper noun — A person who browses or buys goods.
Similar words
- purchasing
- Focuses on actually buying goods, rather than looking for them.
- browsing
- Means looking at goods without necessarily planning to buy.