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

While many families have already made big-picture cuts like canceling streaming subscriptions or shopping around for auto insurance, the daily, recurring cost of household essentials often feels unavoidable. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026

And both come with rates near or above 4% now (savers are encouraged to shop around to find the highest rate option possible). — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Consumers are also looking for deals and shopping around to find them. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026

The series, called Woodstockers, was directed by his son Oliver and is currently being shopped around. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for shop around

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• belowground
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