shopping
/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "On Saturdays we usually do the shopping."
- "After a hard day's shopping, they had come home laden with bargains, and the dressing-room was strewed with Indian fans, ivory boxes, and lace."
- "Here I began my shopping, was interviewed by dressmakers, and naturally had much to do to habit myself for civilized life again."
- "Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres."
- "I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs."
- "Boston has good shopping."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/