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comparison-shopping

comparison-shopping is the present participle and gerund of comparison-shop.

comparison-shopping is the alternative form of comparison shopping.

Meaning of comparison-shop

Verb

comparison-shop (third-person singular simple present comparison-shops, present participle comparison-shopping, simple past and past participle comparison-shopped)

  1. To compare prices of something in advance before shopping for the best bargain.

Meaning of comparison shopping

Noun

comparison shopping (uncountable)

  1. The act of comparing prices of something in advance before shopping for the best bargain.

Questions about comparison-shopping

What is comparison-shopping the present participle and gerund of?
Comparison-shopping is the present participle and gerund of comparison-shop.

Words near comparison-shopping in the dictionary

  1. comparison shoppers
  2. comparison shopping
  3. comparison shops
  4. comparison-shop
  5. comparison-shopped
  6. comparison-shopping
  7. comparison-shops
  8. comparisonitis
  9. comparisons
  10. comparisonwise
  11. comparitive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: comparison-shopping (page history and authors); comparison-shop (page history and authors); comparison shopping (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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