Shop vs. Buy
Shopnoun
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
Shopnoun
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
Shopnoun
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
Shopnoun
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
Shopnoun
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
Shopnoun
An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
Shopnoun
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
Shopnoun
Discussion of business or professional affairs.
Shopverb
(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Shopverb
(transitive) To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
Shopverb
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
Shopverb
Shorthand for photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
Shopinterjection
(dated) Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
Shop
imp. of Shape. Shaped.
Shopnoun
A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail.
Shopnoun
A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop.
Shopnoun
A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like, as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.; - sometimes in deprecation or disapproval; as, to talk shop at a party. Also used attributively, as in shop talk.
Shopnoun
A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist's shop;
Shopnoun
Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc.
Shopnoun
the group of workers and the activities controlled by an administrator; as, to have five people in one's shop.
Shopverb
To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods.
Shopnoun
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services;
Shopnoun
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Shopnoun
a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity);
Shopverb
do one's shopping;
Shopverb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Shopverb
shop around; not necessarily buying;
Shopverb
give away information about somebody;
Buyverb
(transitive) To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
Buyverb
(transitive) To obtain by some sacrifice.
Buyverb
(transitive) To bribe.
Buyverb
(transitive) To be equivalent to in value.
Buyverb
to accept as true; to believe
Buyverb
(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
Buyverb
To make a bluff, usually a large one.
Buynoun
Something which is bought; a purchase.
Buyverb
To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; - opposed to sell.
Buyverb
To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.
Buyverb
To negotiate or treat about a purchase.
Buynoun
an advantageous purchase;
Buyverb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;
Buyverb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
Buyverb
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange;
Buyverb
accept as true;
Buyverb
be worth or be capable of buying;
Buyverb
obtain in exchange for payment
Buyverb
pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share
Buyverb
obtain one's release from the armed services by payment.
Buyverb
withdraw something at auction because it fails to meet the reserve price.
Buyverb
procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery
Buyverb
be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment
Buyverb
get by sacrifice or great effort
Buyverb
be a buyer for a store or firm.
Buyverb
accept the truth of
Buynoun
a purchase
Buynoun
an act of purchasing something
