1. Searching for or buying goods or services
   "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
    
2. The commodities purchased from stores
   "she loaded her shopping into the car"; "women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"

1. Do one's shopping
   "She goes shopping every Friday"
    
2. Visit and look around a shop or shops, not necessarily buying
   "I don't need help, I'm just shopping";
   - browse
    
3. Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
   "We shop at the local farmers' market every weekend";
   - patronize, patronise [Brit], shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
    
4. [informal] Inform on someone to authorities or others in power
   "He shopped his former gang members";
   - denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat [informal], grass, snitch [informal], stag, squeak [informal]

Derived forms: shoppings

Type of: back up, buying, commodity, good, inform, look for, obtain, purchasing, search, seek, support, trade good

Antonym: boycott

Encyclopedia: Shopping