shop

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ʃɒp/, SAMPA: /SQp/
• (US) enPR: shäp, IPA ^(key): /ʃɑp/, SAMPA: /SAp/

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Noun

Singular shop

Plural shops

A shop in China.

1. (countable) A place which sells things.

   He bought a hat from the shop.

2. (countable) A place where things are made.
3. (countable) An office

Synonyms

• store

Related words

• bucket shop

Verb

Plain form shop

Third-person singular shops

Past tense shopped

Past participle shopped

Present participle shopping

1. If you shop for something, you look for it in a store because you want to buy it.

   I need some new shoes, but I've been shopping for them for a week and I can't find any I like.