shop around

phrasal verb

shopped around; shopping around; shops around

1

: to look for the most suitable item or service for the lowest price

Shop around first before you buy a car.

She is shopping around for a bank with low fees.

2

: to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)

He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.

Examples of shop around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So take the time to shop around to compare rates, terms and lenders now. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

After passing an examination, applicants can shop around to different departments with open positions for that classification, Ambrose explained. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025

If Harrison was indeed set on moving off of his franchise star, for whatever reason, why not shop around to garner the most favorable trade package? —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025

Often, your time may be better spent shopping around and taking other steps to save instead. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for shop around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background