shopping

Universal Words noun [U] 1 the activity of going to shops/stores and buying things: (BrE) When shall I do the shopping? * (BrE) We do our shopping on Saturdays. * a shopping bag / basket * a shopping trolley * (AmE) a shopping cart seealsoWINDOW-SHOPPING 2 (especially BrE) the things that you have bought from shops/stores: to put the shopping in the car