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Definition of comparison-shop verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
    compare showroomingTopics Shoppingc1
See comparison-shop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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