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shopping

n.
US //ˈʃɑpɪŋ// UK //ʃˈɒpɪŋ// shop·ping
  1. 1 items bought (n.)
    A2 Elementary

    the things you have just bought from a store.

    the collective goods or items purchased during a shopping trip. Uncountable in this sense.

    Example

    He put all the shopping on the kitchen table and started putting the milk away.

    Example

    She left the shopping in the trunk of the car, intending to bring the heavy bags inside once the rain had stopped.

Origin

By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

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