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Meaning of shop in English

shop
noun [ C ]
uk
/ʃɒp/ us
/ʃɑːp/

shop noun [C] (PLACE TO BUY THINGS)

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A1 UK
(US usually store)
a place where you can buy goods or services:
a book/clothes/record/sweet shop
a barber's/betting shop
I need to go to the shops - I've got no food in the house.
UK
the act of shopping, especially of shopping for food and other things needed in the house:
do the weekly shop I usually do the weekly shop on a Monday.
be in the shops UK (US be in stores)
to be available to buy:
His latest novel will be in the shops by Christmas.
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all over the place informal
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shop noun [C] (WORK AREA)

a place where a particular type of thing is made or repaired:
He runs a car repair shop.
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shop noun [C] (BUSINESS)

informal
a business
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Idiom

set up shop
shop
verb
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/ʃɒp/ us
/ʃɑːp/
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shop verb (BUY THINGS)

B1 [ I ]
to buy things in shops:
I like to shop at second-hand shops for clothes.
shop for If I'm just shopping for food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.
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to buy something
  • buyI need to buy some new shoes.
  • getI need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.
  • purchaseShe purchased a new computer.
  • pick something upCan you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?
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[ T ] mainly US
to look at particular products with the intention of buying something:
Here you can shop our range of luxurious beauty products.
For me the most important thing when I shop clothes is the price.
[ T ] mainly US
to look in a particular place in order to find something that you want to buy:
About a million Canadians choose to shop our stores every day.
I shopped the sales looking for deals on sofas.
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shop verb (GIVE INFORMATION)

[ T ] UK slang
to give the police information about a criminal:
shop someone to someone/something His ex-wife shopped him to the police.
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shop verb (OFFER FOR SALE)

[ T ]
to offer something for sale, especially to several different companies in the hope that one of them will buy it:
be/get shopped to Your script gets shopped to literary agents and movie studios.
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Idiom

shop your closet

Phrasal verb

shop around
(Definition of shop from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

shop | American Dictionary

shop
verb [ I ]
us
/ʃɑp/
-pp-

shop verb [I] (BUY THINGS)

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to look for and buy (things):
We shop in malls because they’re convenient.

Phrasal verb

shop around
shop
noun [ C ]
us
/ʃɑp/

shop noun [C] (WORK AREA)

a place where a particular type of thing is made or repaired:
a bicycle repair shop
I work in a machine shop making wire.

shop noun [C] (PLACE TO BUY THINGS)

a place where you can buy goods or services; store:
a gift shop
a barber shop
a coffee shop
(Definition of shop from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

shop | Business English

shop
noun [ C ]
uk
/ʃɒp/ us
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COMMERCE   UK
a place where people go to buy things:
Our village shop sells mostly food and magazines.
For more great bargains, visit our online shop!
a book/clothes/shoe shop
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store noun
COMMERCE, PRODUCTION
a place where particular things are made or repaired:
All our delivery bicycles are regularly checked in the repair shop.
be in the shops UK
COMMERCE
be available for people to buy:
Her new designs will be in the shops in the spring.
mind the shop UK
to manage or look after a business when its usual owner or manager is not there:
While their fellow employees are getting time off, they are left to mind the shop.
set up shop informal
to start doing business somewhere:
Several European retailers have set up shop in the US.
Setting up shop on the web is an increasingly attractive option for young entrepreneurs.
talk shop disapproving
to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people:
I hate these dinners where everyone talks shop the whole time.

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body shop
bucket shop
closed shop
corner shop
factory outlet
gift shop
job shop
machine shop
mobile shop
one-stop
shop
verb
  COMMERCE
uk
/ʃɒp/ us
-pp-
[ I ]
to buy things, especially from stores:
The new shopping mall is designed for people who love to shop.
shop for sth She's always shopping for bargains.
We usually shop at the local supermarket.
shop with sb/sth Only shop with companies that offer a full after-sales service.
Most people go shopping at the weekend.
[ T ] US informal
if you shop a company, you try to make people interested in buying it:
Management is shopping the company.

Phrasal verb

shop around
(Definition of shop from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Collocations with shop

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apothecary shop
His apothecary shop was open for centuries, and was only lost by fire in 1871.
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fabrication shop
The main shop facility consists of 107000 sqft while the fabrication shop consists of the remaining 35000 sqft.
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rental shop
The size of a video rental shop is determined entirely by the number of customers who come in and the amount of business that it handles.
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Translations of shop

in Chinese (Traditional)
購物場所, 商店，店鋪, 購物…
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购物场所, 商店，店铺, 购物…
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tienda, compra, hacer la compra…
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loja, fazer compras, comprar…
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दुकान, खरेदी करणे…
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店, 商店, 買い物をする…
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dükkân, mağaza, alışveriş yapmak…
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faire ses courses, acheter, magasin [masculine]…
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botiga, comprar…
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winkel, werkplaats, winkelen…
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நீங்கள் பொருட்கள் அல்லது சேவைகளை வாங்கக்கூடிய இடம், கடைகளில் பொருட்களை வாங்க…
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दुकान, खरीदारी करना…
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દુકાન, દુકાનમાં ખરીદી કરવી…
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forretning, værksted, -værksted…
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affär, butik, verkstad…
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kedai, bengkel, pergi berbelanja…
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der Laden, der Betrieb, einkaufen…
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handle, kjøpe, butikk [masculine]…
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دکان, خریدنا…
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крамниця, магазин, майстерня…
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దుకాణం, కొనడం…
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দোকান, একটি জায়গা যেখানে আপনি পণ্য বা পরিষেবা কিনতে পারেন, দোকানে গিয়ে জিনিস কেনা…
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krám, dílna, nakupovat…
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toko, bengkel, perusahaan…
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ร้านค้า, โรงฝึกงาน, ซื้อของ…
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cửa hàng, phân xưởng, đi mua hàng ở chợ…
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sklep, kupować, robić zakupy…
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가게, 물건을 사다…
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negozio, fare spese, officina…
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