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Also Inflected form of shop

shopping

shop·ping

UK/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ US/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

searching for or buying goods or services

  • “went shopping for a reliable plumber”
  • “does her shopping at the mall rather than down town”

Origin

By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

Phrases

  • asylum shopping
  • body shopping
  • comparison shopping
  • doctor shopping
  • forum shopping
  • home shopping
  • jurisdiction shopping
  • law shopping

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