shop around

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

According to Bloomberg, Walter is now shopping around private deals that offer double-digit yields, putting up his own personal stake in his asset management firm as collateral. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

That’s a wide spread for identical qualifications — a good reason to shop around instead of simply going with the first one that gets back to you. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Couples who have a specific caterer in mind may need to shop around for a venue that will allow outside vendors. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Or should savers expect to receive higher or lower offers when shopping around? — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for shop around

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