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noun

ˈshäp How to pronounce shop (audio)
Definition of shopnext
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as in store
also shoppe an establishment where goods are sold to consumers the only shop that has that video game in stock is halfway across the state

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as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a machine shop

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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field the patient impressed her cardiologist with her ability to talk shop

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verb

British
as in to inform (on)

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Recent Examples of shop
Noun
The 7,500-square-foot store joined four Skechers concept shops in Copenhagen, as well as 27 other locations across Denmark. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 Anyone whose unit economics depend on per-shop revenue is setting themselves up for failure. — Abhinav Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The platform is touted as a one-stop shop for messaging, getting online government services, making payments and other activities. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Since receiving the first liquor license in town after Prohibition in 1933, the Cloverleaf has transformed from a bake shop to a men’s only pub to a 200-seat, indoor-outdoor, family-friendly bar with the best craft beer selection in the region. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shop
  1. store
  2. factory
  3. terminology
  4. turn in
  5. mill
  6. dialect
  7. plant
  8. vocabulary
Noun
  • The ordinance, approved in 2022, imposes fines of up to $1,000 for stores that don’t accept cash from customers paying with bills of $20 or less.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
  • With Kanbe’s Markets finding their way into local corner stores, bodegas and more, these communities have access to buy fresh produce for healthier options.
    — Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of store
Noun
  • Half a century later, Andy Warhol’s factory flipped this theory on its head.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • Defensive backs coach Dino Vasso deserves a significant mention here, too — the Texans have become a talent factory at every position in their secondary under Vasso, who could get even more coordinator interest this spring.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of factory
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  • Social media users poked fun at the original intent by applying maxxing terminology to all kinds of other things.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The war on language is more metaphysical than just the policing of proper social justice terminology, Williams argues.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of terminology
Verb
  • Last year, the Pentagon attempted to impose major restrictions on journalists working inside the Pentagon, which, in turn, led most news outlets to turn in their access badges and walk out rather than agree to the new rules.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The Mets entered this season overhauling a roster that choked away the best record in the league last summer, which turned in a league-high $329 million payroll.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of turn in
Noun
  • The stench, a byproduct of papermaking, eased years ago with the installation of air-scrubbing equipment and went away completely in September when International Paper closed the mill after 90 years of operation.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Waters, for example, went from sharecropping and driving a tractor on a plantation near Clarksdale to working in a paper mill and driving a truck in Chicago.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of mill
Noun
  • Both Drake and Lütke rejected Canadian smallness, the reflex that says our cities are minor markets, our companies are acquisition targets, and our culture is a regional dialect of America's.
    — Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Mandarin is the language of formal schooling in China since middle school, and the result, as Li describes it, is a generation that speaks its ancestral dialect with growing unfamiliarity.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of dialect
Noun
  • Choosing native plants for your landscape provides food and habitat for countless insects, birds, and other wildlife year-round.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • The vocabulary may become more sophisticated, the sentences more polished, but the person slowly disappears.
    — Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The campaign lands at a moment when terms such as valuation, burn rate and EBITDA have become everyday vocabulary.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of vocabulary

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“Shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shop. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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