Meaning & use
shop
A small store where goods or services are sold to the public.
See it in a sentence
She bought fresh bread from the little shop on the corner every morning.
The tailor's shop has been in the same family for three generations.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'shop' means to look at or purchase goods, as in 'we went shopping downtown all afternoon'.
Words with a similar meaning
storeboutique
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To visit stores or browse online in order to look at or purchase goods.
They like to shop for groceries early on Saturday mornings before the crowds arrive.
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