shops

shop

S0359400 (shŏp)n.1. also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.2. An atelier; a studio.3. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.4. A commercial or industrial establishment: a printing shop.5. A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.6. A home workshop.7. a. A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.b. The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.v. shopped, shop·ping, shops v.intr.1. To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.2. To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.v.tr. To visit or buy from (a particular store).Phrasal Verb: shop around1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains.2. To look for something, such as a better job.3. To offer (a large block of common stock, for example) for sale to various parties: "[The company] is now actively being shopped around, with a prospectus in circulation" (Marianne Yen).Idiom: talk shop To talk about one's work.

[Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.]

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When you want to refer to a particular type of shop, you can often simply use the word for the person who owns or manages the shop.

Down the road there is another greengrocer.Bring me back a paper from the newsagent.

Alternatively, you can use the possessive form with 's, without a following noun.

...items which can be purchased at the greengrocer's.She also cleans offices and serves in a local newsagent's.

You can also use the same pattern with other words that refer to a person or business that provides a service, such as hairdresser or dentist.

Three or four times a week they'll go to the hairdresser.It's worse than being at the dentist's.

Translations

What time do the stores close? (US)
What time do the shops close? (UK) → 商店几点关门？

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