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

Luckily, mistletoe sprigs, wreaths, and kissing balls are often sold in garden centers and holiday shops around Christmas. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025

Jim Cramer, who views the recent Nvidia stock drop as a buying opportunity , said Tuesday that Meta or any other tech companies shopping around on AI chips won't lower the price of Nvidia GPUs, which are considered the gold standard in all-purpose chips to run AI workloads. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

It was reported in August 2024 that Rush Hour 4 with Ratner attached as director and producer was being shopped around. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025

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

Rhymes for shop around

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