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▪ I. shop shop 1 [ʆɒp ǁ ʆɑːp] noun [countable]
1. COMMERCE a building or part of a building where goods are sold to the public;
= store AmE:
• The shops close at 5.30.
ˈbucket shop
2. informal COMMERCE TRAVEL a business that sells cheap tickets for air travel:
• He got the cheap one-way ticket in a bucket shop.
• Burton used to work behind the counter at the town's co-operative shop.
a small shop on a street where people live rather than in a town centre, that sells things that are needed every day such as food and newspapers
ˈfactory shop
COMMERCE a shop where people can buy slightly damaged goods for less money than the goods would cost in normal shops
a large vehicle that has been changed into a shop and is driven from place to place:
• a mobile shop selling groceries and newspapers
a business, for example a small factory, that produces a particular quantity of goods only when it receives an order for them:
• They aim to be a superior job shop producing high value, specialty products.
maˈchine shop
1. also machine room MANUFACTURING the place in a factory where products are made using machines:
• One or two grinders in the machine shop have excessive maintenance costs.
• The new equipment was delivered and located in the East machine room.
2. a company, often a small one, that makes things using machines:
• The new products will target machine shops and manufacturers of electrical equipment.
the area in a car factory where cars are painted:
• Two production days were lost as the result of a fire in the paint shop.
3. set up shop informal COMMERCE to start a business:
• Firms can get grants to set up shop in the area.
4. talk shop to talk about things that are connected to your work, especially in a way that other people find boring:
• a group of salespeople talking shop
— see also closed shop [m0]
▪ II. shop shop 2 verb shopped PTandPPX shopping PRESPARTX [intransitive] COMMERCE 1. to go to one or more shops to buy things:
shop for
• She went down town to shop for groceries.
shop at
• Almost two-thirds of Americans shop at a convenience store at least once a week.
2. go shopping to go to one or more shops to buy things, usually clothes, for enjoyment:
• Young kids don't have the money, but they go shopping with Mom.
shop around phrasal verb [intransitive]
to compare the price and quality of different things before you decide what to buy:
shop around for
• Shop around for the best interest rates.
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shop UK US /ʃɒp/ noun [C]
► UK COMMERCE »
Our village shop sells mostly food and magazines.
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For more great bargains, visit our online shop!
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a book/clothes/shoe shop
► COMMERCE,
PRODUCTION »
All our delivery bicycles are regularly checked in the repair shop.
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shop UK US /ʃɒp/ verb (-pp-) COMMERCE
► [
I] »
The new shopping mall is designed for people who love to shop.
shop for sth »
She's always shopping for bargains.
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We usually shop at the local supermarket.
shop with sb/sth »
Only shop with companies that offer a full after-sales service.
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Most people go shopping at the weekend.
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T]
US INFORMAL »
Management is shopping the company.