big shop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, shop.
noun
A large, regular purchase of groceries; as opposed to ad hoc or impulse purchases.
Australian usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "I do a monthly big shop and get bits in between. I think I would be better off planning meals for the week and going weekly."
- "These changes, experienced by all the "Big Four" supermarkets, suggest that the era of the once-a-week big shop is nearing an end."
- "A lot of consumers are moving away from one big shop a week to ‘basket shopping’. They visit two or three times a week to top up."
- "If they are trying to get people to enjoy their time there, whether going out for a meal, to the cinema or for a big shop, they don’t want to be keeping an eye on the clock."
- "If your order is under the threshold, you’ll have to pay a delivery charge, which can vary from £1.49 to £6 depending on what you purchase. So try and do a big shop rather than lots of little ones."
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage