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Definition of comparison-shop verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

comparison-shop

verb

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they comparison-shop he / she / it comparison-shops past simple comparison-shopped -ing form comparison-shopping

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to go from one store to another and compare their prices on similar items, so that you can pay the least amount of money for something

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Nearby words

compare noun
comparison noun
comparison-shop verb
compartment noun
compartmentalize verb