Verb form

shopping

  1. Present participle of to shop.

Noun

Singular shopping

Plural uncountable

shopping (uncountable)

  1. The activity of buying food, clothes, and other household needs at the local shops.
    On Saturdays we usually do the shopping.
  2. The things bought.
    I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.

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Mon Jul 6 04:47:56 2009

Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one.

Shopping in ancient societies

Shopping can be traced back to many civilisations in history. In ancient Rome, there was Trajan's Market with tabernas that served as retailing units. Shopping lists are known to be used by Romans as one was discovered by Hadrian's wall dated back to 75-125 AD and written for a soldier.

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What should I consider when shopping for a good home theatre system in the $300-$400 range?
Q. I am shopping for a good system just to watch movies with mostly. What specs are most important. What should I look for?
Asked by susan9 - Sun Jan 13 18:49:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I would advise toward getting a component system. This would be a dvd player and receiver as separate component devices and not an "All in One" device. If you ever plan on getting a next gen DVD player such as Blu-ray you would want to have a surround sound receiver to hook this device up to. If you buy an all in one system with a built in DVD player you will not be able to hook up your cable box to it to get HBO or Stars movies in 5.1 surround sound as most of those devices have non or limited hook-ups. I have hooked up a Sony system for a neighbor of mine that was a 5 disc DVD player & HDMI 6.1 Receiver with speakers and powered subwoofer for that price range...maybe a little more. It worked out well because he had a Sony TV and the… [cont.]
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