shop
noun [ C ]
uk/ʃɒp/ us 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.
See also
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