Live Vocabulary lesson – August 2nd – lesson notes and links

Synonyms: go shopping, buy things, do the shopping, go to the shops
b. shopping


(ʃɒpɪŋ)
1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
When you do the shopping, you go to shops and buy things.
I'll do the shopping this afternoon.
3. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Your shopping is the things that you have bought from shops, especially food.
We put the shopping away.
Synonyms: purchases, buys, acquisitions


one-stop shopping – everything you need to buy in one place
shopping center
shopping mall
shopping complex/ market
shopping spree/ shop till you drop
c. shop around
PHRASAL VERB
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.
Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy. [VERB PARTICLE]
He shopped around for a firm that would be flexible.
d. window shopping
also window-shopping
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If you do some window shopping, you spend time looking at the goods in the windows of shops without intending to buy anything.
Even window shopping or browsing online can prove dangerous for your budget.
- can lead to impulse buying
e. shopaholic


(ʃɒpəhɒlɪk)


Word forms: plural shopaholics