shopping
noun/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #1,543 most common English word
Meaning
The activity of buying things from shops.
Example sentence
She went to the mall for some shopping on Saturday.
Synonyms & related words
- buying
- browsing
- purchasing
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