Phrase guide

shopping list

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A list of related items; especially, a list of desired items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a list of heterogenous items that someone wants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grocery list

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

4

noun

Meaning 4

a list of items to be purchased

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

Narrower terms: grocery list

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 購物清單 /购物清单 (gòuwù qīngdān) — list of items that need to be bought
  • Czech: nákupní seznam — list of items that need to be bought
  • Danish: indkøbsseddel — list of items that need to be bought
  • Danish: indkøbsliste — list of items that need to be bought
  • Dutch: boodschappenlijstje — list of items that need to be bought
  • Esperanto: aĉetlisto — list of items that need to be bought
  • Finnish: ostoslista — list of items that need to be bought
  • French: liste de commissions — list of items that need to be bought
  • French: liste de courses — list of items that need to be bought
  • German: Einkaufsliste — list of items that need to be bought
  • German: Einkaufszettel — list of items that need to be bought
  • Greek: λίστα με τα ψώνια (lísta me ta psónia) — list of items that need to be bought
  • Hungarian: bevásárlólista — list of items that need to be bought
  • Japanese: 買い物リスト (kaimono risuto) — list of items that need to be bought
  • Norwegian: handleliste — list of items that need to be bought
  • Polish: lista zakupów — list of items that need to be bought
  • Portuguese: lista de compras — list of items that need to be bought
  • Romanian: listă de cumpărături — list of items that need to be bought
  • Russian: спи́сок поку́пок (spísok pokúpok) — list of items that need to be bought
  • Northern Sami: gávppašanlihppu — list of items that need to be bought
  • Spanish: lista de la compra / compras — list of items that need to be bought
  • Swedish: inköpslista — list of items that need to be bought
  • Tibetan: ཉོ་ཆའི་ཐོ (nyo cha'i tho) — list of items that need to be bought
  • Turkish: alışveriş listesi — list of items that need to be bought