- a large building or covered area that has many shops, restaurants, etc. inside it
- Let's go to the mall.
- Teenagers would go hang at the mall after school.
- Check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals.
- The friends were shopping at a mall in Columbus.
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShoppingsee also strip mall- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1, Buildingsb1- They hit the mall for a wild shopping spree.
- ‘Where'd you get those earrings?’ ‘At the mall.’
- They reported him to mall security.
- The website is a virtual shopping mall.
- He operates phone repair kiosks in malls in Florida, Georgia and Virginia.
- Shoppers are flocking to Dubai's huge malls and supermarkets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- shopping
- strip
- outlet
- …
- hit
- visit
- hang out at
- …
- store
- parking lot
- food court
- …
- at the mall
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably a shortening of pall-mall, a 16th and 17th cent. game. The current sense dates from the 1960s.Definitions on the go
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