Dictionary
shop
Meaning
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- An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
- Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
- Discussion of business or professional affairs.
- A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
- An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
- An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
- (colloquial) The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɒp/
Cognate with Dutch
schop
Cognate with German
Schuppen
Cognate with German
Schober
Cognate with French
échoppe
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