Shopping centres were closed and police stepped up patrols.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Shopping centres said spending was set to beat records.
The Sun (2014)
Shopping centres and restaurants locked their doors yesterday after police warned that mobs could strike.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Shopping centres and department stores will come into their own.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Shopping centre managers reported a sharp rise in the number of men making lastminute purchases.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Shopping with a list and a budget is safer than shopping on impulse.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Shopping trips can be a nightmare.
The Sun (2015)
Shopping centres generally can't be spoilt aesthetically.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Shopping centres are not having a great time of it, either.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Shopping centres across Britain resemble ghost towns.
The Sun (2009)
Shopping for food was really expensive and time-consuming.
The Sun (2016)
Shopping for food is usually quite straightforward in Spain.
Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)
Shopping and camel trips aside, it was great to retire back to the pool for some splashing fun.
The Sun (2009)
Shopping centre staff closed exit roads and blocked off some of the busiest car parks in an attempt to stop more people joining the jam.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Shopping centres were similarly down.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Shopping centres don't work, either.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Shopping centres, which have a high proportion of fashion outlets, were hit particularly hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Shopping trips are lasting longer,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Shopping list Disco lights - stock up at your local pound shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Shopping centres performed much worse than high street shops and retail parks, with a 2.5 per cent drop.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Shopping centres also held their own with broadly flat visiting numbers in January, the best performance since the same time two years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Shopping centres are a favourite, with numerous sites around the UK.
The Sun (2016)
Shopping baskets are also lighter: people are swapping beef for chicken because it is cheaper and are eating less fish, fruit and seafood.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
shopping
British English: shopping /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ NOUN
When you do the shopping, you go to shops and buy things.
I'll do the shopping this afternoon.
American English: shopping
Arabic: تَسَوُّق
Brazilian Portuguese: compras
Chinese: 购物
Croatian: kupovina
Czech: nakupování
Danish: indkøb
Dutch: winkelen
European Spanish: compra
Finnish: ostoksilla käynti
French: courses
German: Einkaufen
Greek: ψώνια
Italian: acquisti
Japanese: 買物
Korean: 쇼핑
Norwegian: innkjøp
Polish: zakupy
European Portuguese: compras
Romanian: cumpărături
Russian: посещение магазина с целью покупки
Latin American Spanish: compra
Swedish: shopping
Thai: การซื้อของ
Turkish: alışveriş
Ukrainian: здійснення покупок
Vietnamese: việc mua sắm
All related terms of 'shopping'
shop
A shop is a building or part of a building where things are sold .
teleshop
to buy goods by telephone or via the internet
body shopping
the purchasing of manpower from another country, usually one where wages are cheap
food shopping
shopping to buy food
home shopping
Home shopping is shopping that people do by ordering goods from their homes, using catalogues, television channels, or computers.
jury shopping
the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
shopping area
An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
shopping bag
a bag for carrying shopping , esp groceries
shopping cart
A shopping cart is the same as a → shopping trolley .
shopping list
A shopping list is a list of the things that you want to buy when you go shopping, which you write on a piece of paper .
shopping mall
A shopping mall is a specially built covered area containing shops and restaurants which people can walk between, and where cars are not allowed .
shopping trip
a visit to shops, or to a supermarket
shopping arcade
a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
shopping basket
a metal or plastic container with one or two handles , used to carry shopping in a shop
shopping center
a complex of stores , movie theaters, restaurants , etc. grouped together and having a common parking area
shopping centre
A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
shopping frenzy
Frenzy or a frenzy is great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings.
shopping habits
A habit is something that you do often or regularly.
shopping hours
the times during which shops are open
shopping plaza
a shopping centre
shopping spree
→ to go on a shopping spree
window shopping
If you do some window shopping , you spend time looking at the goods in the windows of shops without intending to buy anything.
armchair shopping
buying goods using a computer, telephone , or television in the home or via the postal system
Christmas shopping
shopping for Christmas presents , food and drink , and all the other things required over the Christmas period
shopping channel
A shopping channel is a television channel that broadcasts programmes showing products that you can phone the channel and buy.
shopping complex
a shopping centre
shopping precinct
a pedestrian area containing shops , restaurants , etc, forming a single architectural unit and usually providing car-parking facilities
shopping trolley
A shopping trolley is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop.
shopping village
a shopping centre that designed to look like a village
a shopping list
a list of demands or requirements that someone wants to get from a particular person or organization
comparison shopping
Comparison shopping is comparing similar products from different stores or suppliers. Comparison shopping services are popular on the Internet .
duty-free shopping
the making of duty-free purchases
one-stop shopping
the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
sex-and-shopping
(of a novel ) belonging to a genre of novel in which the central character , a woman, has a number of sexual encounters , and the author mentions the name of many up-market products
shopping bag lady
a woman who is homeless and wanders city streets with all her possessions in shopping bags
shopping facilities
shops or other retail services
late-night shopping
later opening hours of shops than usual , esp as a regular occurrence on a particular night of the week
Fendalton shopping cart
a four-wheel drive recreational vehicle
shop around
If you shop around , you go to different shops or companies in order to compare the prices and quality of goods or services before you decide to buy them.
window-shop
to look at goods in shop windows without buying them
window-shopped
to look at goods in shop windows without buying them
to go on a shopping spree
to shop excessively; to buy a lot of things in an extravagant way
to go on a shopping trip
to go somewhere for the purpose of shopping
bag lady
A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.
Fendalton tractor
a four-wheel drive recreational vehicle
Chinese translation of 'shopping'
shopping
(ˈʃɔpɪŋ)
n(u)
(= activity) 购(購)物 (gòuwù)
(= goods) 所购(購)之物 (suǒ gòu zhī wù)
to do the shopping买(買)东(東)西 (mǎi dōngxi)
see alsoshop
shop
(ʃɔp)
n(c)
(esp Brit) 商店 (shāngdiàn) (家, jiā)
美 = store
(= workshop) 车(車)间(間) (chējiān)
vi
购(購)物 (gòuwù)
vt
(Brit, inf)[person]告发(發) (gàofā)
to talk shop三句话(話)不离(離)本行 (sān jù huà bù lí běnháng)