noun
1 activity of shopping
ADJECTIVE
▪ late-night , morning , weekend
▪ back-to-school ( AmE ), Christmas , holiday ( esp. AmE ), last-minute , sales ( BrE )
▪
the back-to-school ~ season
▪ a bit of ( esp. BrE ), a little
▪
I thought we'd do a little ~ before the show.
▪ family ( BrE ), food , grocery ( esp. AmE ), supermarket , weekly ( esp. BrE )
▪
I do the weekly ~ on a Saturday.
▪ car , clothes , dress , etc.
▪ catalogue , home , Internet , online
▪
the move to home ~ using your computer
▪ duty-free , tax-free
▪ comparison
▪
This website is a valuable resource for comparison ~.
▪ convenience ( esp. BrE ), one-stop
▪
the consumers' demand for one-stop ~
(= buying all they need in one place)
▪ quality ( esp. BrE )
▪ serious ( humorous )
▪
Jenny went directly to town for some serious ~.
▪ heavy , light (both esp. BrE )
▪ compulsive
▪
to suffer from compulsive ~ disorder
… OF SHOPPING
▪ afternoon , day
VERB + SHOPPING
▪ be out , do , go , go out
▪
She's doing some last-minute Christmas ~.
▪
When shall I do the ~? ( BrE )
▪
We do our ~ on Saturdays.
▪
I have to go ~ in town this afternoon.
▪ come
▪ take sb
▪
Jade wants me to take her ~ for a new outfit.
SHOPPING + NOUN
▪ bag , basket , cart ( esp. AmE ), trolley ( BrE )
▪ list
▪ area , district
▪ arcade ( esp. BrE ), complex , development ( esp. BrE ), mall ( esp. AmE ), parade ( BrE ), park ( BrE ), plaza ( AmE ), precinct ( BrE ), street ( esp. BrE ), strip ( AmE )
▪
the town's main ~ street
(see also shopping centre )
▪ facilities ( esp. BrE ), outlet ( esp. BrE )
▪ channel , network ( esp. AmE )
▪
a home ~ network
▪ site , website
▪
an Internet ~ site
▪ service
▪
a personal ~ service
▪ space ( esp. BrE )
▪
Developers plan to build 4 000 square feet of ~ space here.
▪ destination
▪
New York, the ultimate ~ destination
▪ excursion , expedition , spree , trip
▪
She won £10 000 and immediately went on a ~ spree.
▪ day , hours , season
▪
Only 22 ~ days left until Christmas!
▪
outside normal ~ hours
▪
the Christmas ~ season
▪ environment ( esp. BrE ), experience
▪
We ensure that our customers have an exceptional ~ experience.
▪ habits
▪
detailed portraits of consumers' ~ habits
▪ voucher ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ be on sb's ~ list ( often figurative )
▪
A new car is on my ~ list.
▪
Improved electricity generation is one of the first things on the country's ~ list.
2 ( esp. BrE ) food, etc. bought in shops/stores ⇨ See also groceries
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
VERB + SHOPPING
▪ be laden with
▪ carry
▪ put away , unpack
▪
They unpacked the ~ and put it away.