noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/
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General-American:/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:SH AA1 P IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Recently bought goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Boston has good shopping.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Placement in a workshop for overhaul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of shop
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
searching for or buying goods or services
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
went shopping for a reliable plumber
does her shopping at the mall rather than down town
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: buying, purchasing
Narrower terms: marketing
7
noun
Meaning 7
the commodities purchased from storeswomen carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she loaded her shopping into the car
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commodity, trade good, good
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, shop + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
130 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pazar
— activity of buying
Arabic:
تَسَوُّق
(tasawwuq)
— activity of buying
Arabic:
شِرَاء
(širāʔ)
— activity of buying
Arabic:
تسويق
— activity of buying
Armenian:
գնումներ
(gnumner)
— activity of buying
Armenian:
շոփինգ
(šopʻing)
— activity of buying
Armenian:
խրիդ
(xrid)
— activity of buying
Azerbaijani:
alış-veriş
— activity of buying
Basque:
erosketa
— activity of buying
Belarusian:
ку́пля
(kúplja)
— activity of buying
Belarusian:
паку́пкі
(pakúpki)
— activity of buying
Belarusian:
шо́пінг
(šópinh)
— activity of buying
Bulgarian:
пазару́ване
(pazarúvane)
— activity of buying
Bulgarian:
паза́р
(pazár)
— activity of buying
Burmese:
ဈေးဝယ်
(jhe:wai)
— activity of buying
Chinese Cantonese:
買嘢 /买嘢
(maai5 je5)
— activity of buying
Chinese Cantonese:
購物 /购物
(kau3 mat6 / gau3 mat6)
— activity of buying
Chinese Mandarin:
買東西 /买东西
(mǎi dōngxi)
— activity of buying
Chinese Mandarin:
購物 /购物
(gòuwù)
— activity of buying
Chinese Mandarin:
血拼
(xuèpīn)
— activity of buying
Chinese Mandarin:
瞎拼
(xiāpīn)
— activity of buying
Czech:
nakupování
— activity of buying
Czech:
nákup
— activity of buying
Danish:
indkøb
— activity of buying
Danish:
shopping
— activity of buying
Dutch:
winkelen
— activity of buying
Dutch:
boodschappen doen
— activity of buying
Dutch:
inkoop
— activity of buying
Estonian:
ostud
— activity of buying
Estonian:
ostlemine
— activity of buying
Estonian:
šoppamine
— activity of buying
Finnish:
shoppailu
— activity of buying
Finnish:
ostoksilla käyminen
— activity of buying
Finnish:
ostaminen
— activity of buying
Finnish:
osteleminen
— activity of buying
Finnish:
shoppaileminen
— activity of buying
Finnish:
ostelu
— activity of buying
French:
shopping
— activity of buying
French:
courses
— activity of buying
French:
magasinage
— activity of buying
Georgian:
ყიდვა
(q̇idva)
— activity of buying
Georgian:
შოპინგი
(šoṗingi)
— activity of buying
German:
Einkaufen
— activity of buying
German:
Einkauf
— activity of buying
German:
Einkäufe
— activity of buying
German:
Shopping
— activity of buying
German:
Shoppen
— activity of buying
Hindi:
ख़रीदारी
(xarīdārī)
— activity of buying
Hindi:
ख़रीद
(xarīd)
— activity of buying
Hungarian:
vásárlás
— activity of buying
Hungarian:
bevásárlás
— activity of buying
Icelandic:
innkaup
— activity of buying
Indonesian:
belanja
— activity of buying
Irish:
siopadóireacht
— activity of buying
Italian:
shopping
— activity of buying
Italian:
acquisti
— activity of buying
Japanese:
買い物
(kaimono)
— activity of buying
Japanese:
ショッピング
(shoppingu)
— activity of buying
Kazakh:
сатып алу
(satyp alu)
— activity of buying
Korean:
쇼핑
(syoping)
— activity of buying
Korean:
물건사기
(mulgeonsagi)
— activity of buying
Korean:
장보기
(jangbogi)
— activity of buying
Kyrgyz:
сатып алуу
(satıp aluu)
— activity of buying
Latvian:
pirkšana
— activity of buying
Lithuanian:
pirkimas
— activity of buying
Macedonian:
купување
(kupuvanje)
— activity of buying
Macedonian:
пазарење
(pazarenje)
— activity of buying
Macedonian:
шопинг
(šoping)
— activity of buying
Malay:
beli-belah
— activity of buying
Norwegian Bokmål:
shopping
— activity of buying
Norwegian Bokmål:
innkjøp
— activity of buying
Norwegian Bokmål:
handling
— activity of buying
Pashto:
خريد
(xarid)
— activity of buying
Dari:
خَرِید
(xarīd)
— activity of buying
Iranian Persian:
خَرید
(xarid)
— activity of buying
Polish:
zakupy
— activity of buying
Polish:
sprawunki
— activity of buying
Polish:
shopping
— activity of buying
Portuguese:
compras
— activity of buying
Romanian:
cumpărături
— activity of buying
Russian:
поку́пка
(pokúpka)
— activity of buying
Russian:
поку́пки
(pokúpki)
— activity of buying
Russian:
шо́ппинг
(šópping)
— activity of buying
Russian:
ку́пля
(kúplja)
— activity of buying
Scots:
messages
— activity of buying
Serbo-Croatian:
купо̀вина
— activity of buying
Serbo-Croatian:
шо̀пинг
— activity of buying
Serbo-Croatian:
kupòvina
— activity of buying
Serbo-Croatian:
šòping
— activity of buying
Slovak:
nakupovanie
— activity of buying
Slovak:
nákup
— activity of buying
Slovene:
nakupovanje
— activity of buying
Spanish:
shopping
— activity of buying
Spanish:
compra
— activity of buying
Swedish:
shopping
— activity of buying
Swedish:
inköp
— activity of buying
Tagalog:
pamimili
— activity of buying
Tajik:
харид
(xarid)
— activity of buying
Tamil:
ஷாப்பிங்
(ṣāppiṅ)
— activity of buying
Thai:
ชอปปิ้ง
(chɔ́p-bpîng)
— activity of buying
Thai:
การซื้อของ
— activity of buying
Turkish:
alışveriş
— activity of buying
Ukrainian:
купі́вля
(kupívlja)
— activity of buying
Ukrainian:
купува́ння
(kupuvánnja)
— activity of buying
Ukrainian:
поку́пки
(pokúpky)
— activity of buying
Ukrainian:
шо́пінг
(šópinh)
— activity of buying
Urdu:
خَرِیداری
(xarīdārī)
— activity of buying
Urdu:
خَرِید
(xarīd)
— activity of buying
Uyghur:
سېتىۋېلىش
(sëtiwëlish)
— activity of buying
Uzbek:
xarid qilish
— activity of buying
Uzbek:
xarid
— activity of buying
Vietnamese:
sự đi mua hàng
— activity of buying
Vietnamese:
mua sắm
— activity of buying
Volapük:
selidöp
— activity of buying
Belarusian:
паку́пкі
(pakúpki)
— things bought
Bulgarian:
поку́пки
(pokúpki)
— things bought
Chinese Mandarin:
買的東西 /买的东西
(mǎi de dōngxi)
— things bought