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

All the more reason to shop around before renewing your policy, said Daniel Bortz, personal finance editor at AARP. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025

It’s being shopped around right now. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

New York seriously entertained creating a roster spot to add two of those veterans, even shopping around promising but raw youngster Pacôme Dadiet, according to league sources. —James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

No real reports are suggesting that Achane is being shopped around, but given the struggles Miami has endured, perhaps anything is on the table. —Greg Liodice, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for shop around

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