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online shopping

online shopping

13 1.6
Buying goods or services on the internet
  • noun
  • /ˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
  • Texting
translation icon : compras en línea
  • Many customers prefer online shopping because it is more convenient than visiting physical stores.
  • online shopping cart
  • online shopping site
  • online shopping mall

But consumerism has been reborn now through online shopping, through Instagram ads.

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Examples

  • UWIRE readers use online shopping portals to find great deals on all types of items.

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  • Earn rewards while you shop at this Canadian online shopping mall featuring major retailers of clothing, electronics, and books.

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  • Well, Ship Station can help since online shopping is all we do now.

  • But this year, this year it looks like online shopping will be a little less easy than before.

  • Having a mobile version is most important for online shopping sites.

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  • I could have very easily spent the entire day under the covers and online shopping.

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  • Sure, Amazon offers a great product for us online shopping folk.

    Blog text (6)
  • We are committed to adding fun and excitement to your day-to-day online shopping needs.

    Blog text (15)
  • The Internet is a set of technologies that support new practices, including browsing, searching, online shopping, social networking, blogging, and texting.

    Academic text (2012)
  • She says I've conceptualized an e-commerce search engine app that I'm sure would revolutionize the online shopping sphere.

Synonyms

e-commerce
vsonline shopping
  • Texting
2 3.3

Buying and selling goods and services on the internet

focuses only on buying goods or services over the internet

Antonyms

Physical shops where a business sells goods, not online

How Online

subscription
  • Texting
68 2.9
online shopping
  • Texting
13 1.6
to check out
38 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

online + shopping

The meaning 'buying goods or services over the internet' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'online' (via the internet) with 'shopping' (the activity of buying). This is a productive, compositional construction found across languages and follows standard word-formation patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Online shopping comes from the simple picture of doing shopping while you are online on a computer or phone. It is like buying from a shop without going there, so it means 'buying goods or services over the internet'.