Shop
noun
A place where you buy things.
I need to go to the shop to buy milk.
Often appears as...
- go to the shop
- corner shop
verb
To visit stores to buy goods or compare prices.
I like to shop at the mall during weekends.
Often appears as...
- shop for clothes
- shop online
noun
A place where things are manufactured or repaired.
He works in a car repair shop.
Often appears as...
- repair shop
- auto shop
verb
To report someone for doing something wrong.
He decided to shop his friend to the police.
Often appears as...
- shop someone to the police
- get shopped
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A class at school where students learn to work with tools.
I made a wooden chair in shop class.
Often appears as...
- shop class
- auto shop
noun
A place where you buy things.
I need to go to the shop to buy milk.
Often appears as...
- go to the shop
- corner shop
verb
To visit stores to buy goods or compare prices.
I like to shop at the mall during weekends.
Often appears as...
- shop for clothes
- shop online
noun
A place where things are manufactured or repaired.
He works in a car repair shop.
Often appears as...
- repair shop
- auto shop
verb
To report someone for doing something wrong.
He decided to shop his friend to the police.
Often appears as...
- shop someone to the police
- get shopped
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A class at school where students learn to work with tools.
I made a wooden chair in shop class.
Often appears as...
- shop class
- auto shop
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variants
Different English-speaking countries may have unique shop names, like 'bodega' in NY.
I'll grab some snacks from the bodega.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Location
The word 'shop' implies a physical space you enter, unlike a 'marketplace' which can be open-air.
Let's step inside the shop; it's cold out here.
Pro Tip 3/3Small Scale
Shop often refers to smaller, individual retail outlets, not large department stores.
The jewelry shop on Main Street is quaint and personal.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variants
Different English-speaking countries may have unique shop names, like 'bodega' in NY.
I'll grab some snacks from the bodega.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Location
The word 'shop' implies a physical space you enter, unlike a 'marketplace' which can be open-air.
Let's step inside the shop; it's cold out here.
Pro Tip 3/3Small Scale
Shop often refers to smaller, individual retail outlets, not large department stores.
The jewelry shop on Main Street is quaint and personal.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variants
Different English-speaking countries may have unique shop names, like 'bodega' in NY.
I'll grab some snacks from the bodega.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Location
The word 'shop' implies a physical space you enter, unlike a 'marketplace' which can be open-air.
Let's step inside the shop; it's cold out here.
Pro Tip 3/3Small Scale
Shop often refers to smaller, individual retail outlets, not large department stores.
The jewelry shop on Main Street is quaint and personal.
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Can't stick to a budget?...
You can't really do anything about it without making major life decisions. Your rent is your rent. Your phone bill is your phone bill. Your car payment is your car payment. But the focus of today is the fact that many people struggle with the little, ongoing, frequent purchases like eating out, delivery services or shopping.
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Filming The Kangaroo...
freezing it was we had snow storms we got stuck on the mountains we bought shorts and walking shoes and t-shirts and uh yeah day two we had to go and find a shop and buy jumpers this area is grasslands with forests that was actually really helpful for filming the kangaroos because they actually
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
individuals so every coat is like a fingerprint yeah it's like that yeah so they have unique patterns on the fur and then this helps us you know to identify you've been camera shopping for what seven years in this reserve yeah why do you do it what are you hoping to achieve
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How China is changing...
But really, for many of them, there was no particular reason to buy. They were just browsing on their mobile site and then buying whatever they saw. We have observed the same level of spontaneity in everything, from grocery shopping to buying insurance products.
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Confronting big waves PIPE...
very quickly realised working as a plumber that my heart and soul just didn't lie in the toilet or in pipes so I began my mission to basically make surfing my job and what I did is I got a job in a circle factory I worked in a surf shop I became a lifeguard and
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Forget shopping. Soon...
Music was once a very physical thing. You would have to go to the record shop and buy CDs, but now you can just download the music -- digital music -- directly to your phone. Fashion is also a very physical thing. And I wonder what our world will look like
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The life cycle of a...
and driven questionable human labor practices. It's also turned fashion into the second largest polluter in the world after oil. But there are things we can do. Consider shopping secondhand. Try to look for textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics.
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3 sneaky tactics that...
to hold your attention and to keep you spending. To help you regain control of your shopping environment, I'll identify three of their tactics and share three tips to counteract them.
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The controversial...
memory, reason, and imagination. He also emphasized the importance of commerce, technology, and crafts, poking around shops to study the tools and techniques of Parisian laborers.
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The Rise of the Cali...
Cali's largest shopping center. NEWS And they own Cali's main passion, the soccer team America.
Video examples
Can't stick to a budget?...
You can't really do anything about it without making major life decisions. Your rent is your rent. Your phone bill is your phone bill. Your car payment is your car payment. But the focus of today is the fact that many people struggle with the little, ongoing, frequent purchases like eating out, delivery services or shopping.
Video examples
Filming The Kangaroo...
freezing it was we had snow storms we got stuck on the mountains we bought shorts and walking shoes and t-shirts and uh yeah day two we had to go and find a shop and buy jumpers this area is grasslands with forests that was actually really helpful for filming the kangaroos because they actually
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
individuals so every coat is like a fingerprint yeah it's like that yeah so they have unique patterns on the fur and then this helps us you know to identify you've been camera shopping for what seven years in this reserve yeah why do you do it what are you hoping to achieve
Video examples
How China is changing...
But really, for many of them, there was no particular reason to buy. They were just browsing on their mobile site and then buying whatever they saw. We have observed the same level of spontaneity in everything, from grocery shopping to buying insurance products.
Video examples
Confronting big waves PIPE...
very quickly realised working as a plumber that my heart and soul just didn't lie in the toilet or in pipes so I began my mission to basically make surfing my job and what I did is I got a job in a circle factory I worked in a surf shop I became a lifeguard and
Video examples
Forget shopping. Soon...
Music was once a very physical thing. You would have to go to the record shop and buy CDs, but now you can just download the music -- digital music -- directly to your phone. Fashion is also a very physical thing. And I wonder what our world will look like
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
and driven questionable human labor practices. It's also turned fashion into the second largest polluter in the world after oil. But there are things we can do. Consider shopping secondhand. Try to look for textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics.
Video examples
3 sneaky tactics that...
to hold your attention and to keep you spending. To help you regain control of your shopping environment, I'll identify three of their tactics and share three tips to counteract them.
Video examples
The controversial...
memory, reason, and imagination. He also emphasized the importance of commerce, technology, and crafts, poking around shops to study the tools and techniques of Parisian laborers.
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
Cali's largest shopping center. NEWS And they own Cali's main passion, the soccer team America.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Gareth Barry
English Athlete
If you go into a shopping centre, there are phones and cameras everywhere, and if you're doing the wrong thing, ultimately you're going to get found out. So it's important you're living your life right, and that's hard for a young player.
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Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
Women come into our shop for that ultimate moment in their life. They're buying a dream. They're buying a moment for themselves. That's what I sell - moments.
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Hunx
American Musician
I'm, like, forever a teenage girl in a way. No matter how hard I try not to be, that's just what I am. All I care about is boys and shopping.
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Kayleen Schaefer
Author
Holiday shopping can be tough: sometimes you don't know what to get a person; sometimes you really do just want to help those in need.
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Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
Education is taken for granted. Teaching shops are different from building character.
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Gok Wan
British Author
I love to be close to shops as shopping is one of my biggest passions.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten
French Chef
Food is a part of life. People are foodies and love to shop for food.
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Edgar Guest
American Poet
I take the family shopping round. The markets of the world.
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Jane Rosenthal
American Producer
In another life, I could be a personal shopper.
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Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Star Trek characters never go shopping.
Quote examples
Gareth Barry
English Athlete
If you go into a shopping centre, there are phones and cameras everywhere, and if you're doing the wrong thing, ultimately you're going to get found out. So it's important you're living your life right, and that's hard for a young player.
Quote examples
Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
Women come into our shop for that ultimate moment in their life. They're buying a dream. They're buying a moment for themselves. That's what I sell - moments.
Quote examples
Hunx
American Musician
I'm, like, forever a teenage girl in a way. No matter how hard I try not to be, that's just what I am. All I care about is boys and shopping.
Quote examples
Kayleen Schaefer
Author
Holiday shopping can be tough: sometimes you don't know what to get a person; sometimes you really do just want to help those in need.
Quote examples
Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
Education is taken for granted. Teaching shops are different from building character.
Quote examples
Gok Wan
British Author
I love to be close to shops as shopping is one of my biggest passions.
Quote examples
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
French Chef
Food is a part of life. People are foodies and love to shop for food.
Quote examples
Edgar Guest
American Poet
I take the family shopping round. The markets of the world.
Quote examples
Jane Rosenthal
American Producer
In another life, I could be a personal shopper.
Quote examples
Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Star Trek characters never go shopping.
Example 1 of 10
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