Main Entry: ¹shop

Pronunciation: \ˈshäp\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed

Date: 14th century

1 : a handicraft establishment : atelier
2 a : a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store balso shoppe \ˈshäp\ : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services <a millinery shop> <a sandwich shop>
3 : a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery <machine shop> <repair shop>
4 a : a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education b : the art or science of working with tools and machinery
5 a : a business establishment : office <a public relations shop> b : shoptalk <talking shop>