1 general:: shopping verbs go shopping • She skipped lunch in order to go shopping. do some/the/your shopping • I thought you wanted to do some shopping. NOUN + shopping Christmas shopping • So you've done all your Christmas shopping, have you? grocery shopping • She even enjoys grocery shopping. home shopping (= buying things at home, for example from a catalogue ) shopping + NOUN a shopping expedition/trip • His shopping trip with Uncle Billy had been a thorough success. a shopping spree (= when you buy a lot of things ) • He admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else's credit card. a shopping list (= a list of what you need to buy, especially of food ) • Always take a shopping list so you are not tempted to buy things you do not need.
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2 general:: noun food, etc. bought in shops VERB + SHOPPING be laden with | carry | put away, unpack They unpacked the shopping and put it away. activity of shopping ADJ. weekend, weekly, week's I do my weekly shopping on a Saturday. | Christmas | supermarket | home, Internet the move towards home shopping using your computer | late-night | duty-free | window | one-stop the consumers' demand for one-stop shopping (= buying all they need in one place) VERB + SHOPPING do, go (out) She's doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. I have to go shopping in town this afternoon. SHOPPING + NOUN bag, basket, trolley | list | arcade, area, centre, complex, facilities, mall, precinct, street the town's main shopping street | expedition, spree, trip She won £10,000 and immediately went on a shopping spree. | hours outside normal shopping hours
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