shop.
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
Meaning & usage
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
The car's in the shop right now.
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
Discussion of business or professional affairs.
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
a barber shop
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
This is where I do my weekly shop.
The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.
I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“shed”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Why don’t you come shopping for gifts with me, early before the Christmas rush?
He’s (gone) shopping for clothes.
To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from home.
Shop our new arrivals.
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
He shopped his mates in to the police.
To imprison.
To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
To dismiss from employment.
To investigate or evaluate as a mystery shopper.
To pitch (a book, script, etc.) to a publisher or studio.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“shed”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“shed”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic). The verb is denominal. The noun senses “act of shopping”, “purchased items” are backformed from the verb.
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