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shopping list

shopping list noun: a list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.

Noun

shopping list (plural shopping lists)

  1. A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.
  2. (figuratively) A list of related items; especially, a list of desired items.
    • This is no place for shopping list of my likes/dislikes/accomplishments, but if you're really special, & unattached, let's meet.1978 December 9, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 14
    • WMRE [West Midlands Rail Executive] would also go further, with other lines on its shopping list for upgrade.2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 24

Forms of shopping list

pluralshopping lists

Questions about shopping list

What does shopping list mean?
Shopping list means a list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.
What part of speech is shopping list?
Shopping list is a noun.
What is the plural of shopping list?
The plural of shopping list is shopping lists.

Words near shopping list in the dictionary

  1. shopping centers
  2. shopping centre
  3. shopping centres
  4. shopping guide
  5. shopping guides
  6. shopping list
  7. shopping lists
  8. shopping mall
  9. shopping malls
  10. shopping net
  11. shopping nets

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