WINDOW-SHOP


Meaning of WINDOW-SHOP in English

— window-shopper , n.

/win"doh shop'/ , v. , window-shopped, window-shopping .

v.i.

1. to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.

2. to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories.

v.t.

3. to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes.

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .