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Shopping

Buy things, ask about sizes and prices, and pay.

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shopnounneutral
A place where you buy goods, usually small or medium-sized.
There's a little shop on the corner that sells everything.
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to shopverbneutral
The action of looking at and buying things in shops.
We like to shop on Saturday mornings.
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shoppingnounneutral
The activity of buying things, or the things you have bought.
I have to do the shopping after work.
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to go shoppingexpressionneutral
To leave the house in order to buy things, often as an activity.
Do you want to go shopping this weekend?
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supermarketnounneutral
A large shop selling food and household goods.
The supermarket near my house is open all night.
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marketnounneutral
An open place, often outdoors, where people sell food and goods.
On Sundays there's a market in the town square.
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shopping centrenounneutralBritish English
A large building or area with many shops together (British English).
Let's meet at the shopping centre at two.
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mallnounneutralAmerican English
A large indoor shopping centre (American English).
The teenagers spend all day at the mall.
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bakerynounneutral
A shop that sells bread and cakes.
The bakery smells amazing in the morning.
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butcher'snounneutral
A shop that sells meat.
I bought some chicken at the butcher's.
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shopping listnounneutral
A written list of things you need to buy.
Don't forget the shopping list!
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to buyverbneutral
To get something by paying money for it.
I want to buy a new phone.
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to payverbneutral
To give money for something you buy.
How would you like to pay?
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to costverbneutral
To have a particular price.
How much does this cost?
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pricenounneutral
The amount of money you must pay for something.
What's the price of this jacket?
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cheapadjectiveneutral
Costing little money; not expensive.
These T-shirts are really cheap.
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expensiveadjectiveneutral
Costing a lot of money.
That restaurant is too expensive for us.
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salenounneutral
A time when a shop sells things at lower prices than usual.
I bought this coat in the sale.
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discountnounneutral
An amount of money taken off the usual price.
Students get a ten percent discount.
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offernounneutral
A special low price or deal in a shop.
There's a great offer on coffee today.
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freeadjectiveneutral
Costing no money.
Buy two and get one free.
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moneynounneutral
What you use to pay for things; coins and notes.
I don't have enough money for this.
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cashnounneutral
Money in the form of coins and notes, not a card.
Can I pay in cash?
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credit cardnounneutral
A plastic card you use to pay for things and pay back later.
Do you take credit cards?
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cardnounneutral
A plastic card used to pay instead of cash.
Can I pay by card?
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changenounneutral
The money you get back when you pay with more than the price.
Here's your change, thank you.
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receiptnounneutral
A piece of paper showing what you paid for.
Would you like a receipt?
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customernounneutral
A person who buys things from a shop.
The shop was full of customers.
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shop assistantnounneutral
A person who works in a shop and helps customers.
The shop assistant helped me find my size.
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cashiernounneutral
A person who takes your money at the checkout.
The cashier gave me the wrong change.
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checkoutnounneutral
The place in a shop where you pay for your things.
There was a long queue at the checkout.
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shopping bagnounneutral
A bag for carrying the things you buy.
Do you need a shopping bag?
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trolleynounneutralBritish English
A metal cart with wheels for carrying goods in a supermarket (British English).
Can you get a trolley from outside?
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basketnounneutral
A container you carry by hand to hold your shopping.
I only need a few things, so I'll take a basket.
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to spendverbneutral
To use money to buy things.
I spend too much money on clothes.
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to cost a fortuneexpressioninformal
To be very expensive.
That handbag must cost a fortune.
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to try onphrasal verbneutral
To put on clothes to see if they fit before buying.
Can I try these jeans on?
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to look forphrasal verbneutral
To try to find something you want to buy.
I'm looking for a present for my brother.
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to returnverbneutral
To take something back to a shop because you don't want it.
I want to return this shirt, it's too small.
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sizenounneutral
How big or small something is, especially clothes or shoes.
What size are you?
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closedadjectiveneutral
A shop that is not open for business.
The shop was already closed when I got there.
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How much is it?expressionneutral
A question to ask the price of one thing.
I like this hat. How much is it?
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Can I help you?expressionneutral
What a shop assistant says to offer help to a customer.
Good morning! Can I help you?
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I'm just lookingexpressionneutral
What you say to a shop assistant when you don't need help yet.
No, thanks, I'm just looking.
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to pay forphrasal verbneutral
To give money in exchange for a particular thing.
I need to pay for these groceries.
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online shoppingnounneutral
Buying things on the internet.
I do most of my online shopping at night.
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deliverynounneutral
When something you buy is brought to your home.
The delivery will arrive tomorrow.
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to do the shoppingexpressionneutral
To buy the food and things you need, usually for the home.
I usually do the shopping on Fridays.
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storenounneutralAmerican English
A place where you buy goods; the common word in American English.
I'm going to the store to get some milk.
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pharmacynounneutral
A shop that sells medicine; also called a chemist's in British English.
Is there a pharmacy near here?
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to sellverbneutral
To give something to someone in exchange for money.
They sell fresh fish at this shop.
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on saleexpressionneutral
being sold at a reduced price
Being sold at a lower price than usual. Note: in British English, on sale often simply means available to buy, not necessarily at a reduced price.
These shoes are on sale this week.
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openadjectiveneutral
A shop that customers can go into and buy from.
Is the bakery open on Sundays?
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shopping cartnounneutralAmerican English
American English word for the wheeled metal basket you push around a supermarket.
I filled the shopping cart with food for the week.
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chemist'snounneutralBritish English
British English word for a shop that sells medicine and toiletries.
I need to go to the chemist's to buy some medicine.
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sales clerknounneutralAmerican English
American English word for a person who works in a shop and helps customers.
The sales clerk helped me find my size.

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Shopping is one of the most useful real-world skills in a new language, and this pack prepares you for it. Learn the vocabulary for stores and shop types, buying and selling, prices, and talking about what is cheap or expensive. You will be able to ask for what you want, understand the answer, and handle a purchase from start to finish with confidence.