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shopping

/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण शॉपिंग

ख़रीदारी, शॉपिंग

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the activity of going to shops to buy things

    ख़रीदारी, शॉपिंग

    • Radhika went shopping for Diwali gifts.
    • online shopping
    • a shopping centre
    + 3 more examples
    • We do our weekly shopping on Saturday morning.
    • She hates shopping when the market is crowded.
    • Online shopping has made life easier for busy people.

    Synonyms buying purchasing marketing

  2. 2

    [U] especially British

    the things that you have bought from shops

    ख़रीदा हुआ सामान

    • Can you help me carry the shopping into the house?
    • a bag of shopping
    • He put the shopping on the kitchen table.
    + 2 more examples
    • Radhika carried the heavy shopping up three floors.
    • Don't forget to unpack the shopping before the ice cream melts.

    Synonyms purchases goods groceries

◇Word family
shop verbshopper noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

buying purchasing marketing purchases goods groceries

§Grammar and usage

Shopping is uncountable, so say 'do the shopping' or 'go shopping' (not 'do a shopping' or 'go for shoppings').

Shopping uncountable noun है, इसलिए 'do the shopping' या 'go shopping' कहें ('do a shopping' या 'go for shoppings' गलत है)।