Meaning

An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well..

Definitions by Sense

1. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
2. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
3. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
4. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
5. (figurative, uncountable) Discussion of business or professional affairs.
6. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
7. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
8. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.

Example Sentences

From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter.

A tailor called me in his shop.

I just left Dannemora and the same thing is happening here at Auburn prison […] They don't want to put me in the plate shop or let me have a good paying job.

The car's in the shop right now.

What struck me about the occasion was the quiet though cheerful tone of the gathering, the restraint, noticeable also in the very few speeches. Chemistry was taboo, by common consent — no "shop" allowed.

But Mary cut her short. "We don't allow shop at tea, Sally," she said firmly.

Nothing but shop was ever talked on any of these occasions. I am sure these close relationships were necessary for the conduct of the war, and I could not have grasped the whole position without them.

a barber shop

Word Forms

• shops
• shopping
• shopped

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When Should You Use Shop?

Use shop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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