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

Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images With the Federal Reserve electing to keep interest rates frozen again this week – its fourth such pause in 2026 – savers can comfortably take the time to shop around for a savings account that works for them and their goals. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 June 2026

For maintenance and repairs in general, Matheson urges everyone to shop around for multiple opinions. —Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 June 2026

The best Los Angeles hotels provide an ideal home base for your West Coast travel itinerary, whether the agenda includes shopping around your screenplay, paying $20+ for a smoothie, or cruising up the Pacific Coast Highway at sunset. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026

All the more reason to shop around before renewing your policy, said Daniel Bortz, personal finance editor at AARP. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for shop around

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