单词 | comparison shop |
释义 | comparison shopn. An instance of comparison shopping. ΚΠ 1894 Times 10 Nov. 1/6 (advt.) Lady, from India, just received box of softest, warmest..shawls... About half English price. Comparison shops invited. 1992 Record (Kitchener, Ont.) (Nexis) 17 Jan. e2 Sometime soon, I'll go car shopping in the U.S., do a comparison shop, and let you know how it works out. 2003 L. A. Ford & G. A. Yep in Handbk. Health Communication xii. 251 Members conducted a comparison shop and verified the significant price differential. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). comparison shopv. Originally U.S. transitive and intransitive. To engage in comparison shopping of (a product or service). ΚΠ 1931 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 29 Oct. 7/1 Every item bought for this sale was comparison shopped. 1959 Winnipeg Free Press 27 May 16 (advt.) Comparison-shop this set yourself, see how many dollars you save! 1974 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 56 541/2 The lowered cost of information encourages participants to comparison shop and thus reduces the opportunity for long-term price disparities. 2004 Parents Jan. 35 Comparison-shop at several area pharmacies—prices can vary significantly. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894v.1931 |
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