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shopkeeping

shopkeeping noun: the business of operating a shop.

Noun

shopkeeping (uncountable)

  1. The business of operating a shop.
    • He grew up as a farmer and later turned to shopkeeping.

Origin of shopkeeping

From shop + keeping.

Questions about shopkeeping

What does shopkeeping mean?
Shopkeeping means the business of operating a shop.
What part of speech is shopkeeping?
Shopkeeping is a noun.

Words near shopkeeping in the dictionary

  1. shopkeeperesses
  2. shopkeeperish
  3. shopkeeperism
  4. shopkeeperly
  5. shopkeepers
  6. shopkeeping
  7. shopkeepress
  8. shopkeepresses
  9. shopkeeps
  10. shopladies
  11. shoplady

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