comparison-shop
verb/kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒp/
/kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːp/
[intransitive, transitive] (North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they comparison-shop | /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒp/ /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːp/ |
| he / she / it comparison-shops | /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒps/ /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːps/ |
| past simple comparison-shopped | /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒpt/ /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːpt/ |
| past participle comparison-shopped | /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒpt/ /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːpt/ |
| -ing form comparison-shopping | /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɒpɪŋ/ /kəmˈpærɪsn ʃɑːpɪŋ/ |
- to go from one store or website to another and compare prices for similar items, in order to pay the least amount of money for something
- Customers use their phones to comparison-shop while in showrooms.
- comparison-shop something Prospective customers can comparison-shop health insurance plans in an online marketplace.
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