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

Examples of shopping list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Holiday cards can quickly become another expense on an already lengthy shopping list. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

The Obsolescence Trap The Pentagon is currently working its way through an eye-watering shopping list. — David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Side sleepers searching for a more supportive night's rest should put shopping Nolah's early Black Friday sale at the top of their shopping list. — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026

If the Sens’ backup goaltending situation solves itself, then Staios’ shopping list could be fairly simple between now and the deadline, with landing a goal-scoring forward. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shopping list

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