shopping list

noun

: a list of items to be purchased
broadly : a list of related items
… the biggest possible shopping list of budget cuts … Leonard Silk

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For me, shopping at Trader Joe’s is always a mix of grabbing items that are on my shopping list as well as scoping out new products that are always popping up throughout the store. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026 Experts suggest making a shopping list and buying store brands as ways to save money at the supermarket. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026 Confine your shopping list to All-Stars from the NL Central whose teams are in roster-churn mode … and that’ll do it. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 If chocolate is on your shopping list, read this. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping list

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping list was in 1852

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“Shopping list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20list. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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