shopping list

noun

: a list of items to be purchased
broadly : a list of related items
the biggest possible shopping list of budget cuts Leonard Silk

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But for investors with a shopping list, the slide could also provide buying opportunities in names that are unfairly punished. Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025 Altra Women’s Olympus 5 Trail-running Shoes $170 $119 at REI Designed for trail running and now on sale for 30 percent off, these durable, reliable sneakers have undoubtedly earned their spot on my shopping list this spring. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025 Let’s get started to put one of the most important items on a baby shower shopping list to bed. Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025 Other shoppers are rotating stores: Filling part of their shopping list at one chain, part at another, going where prices are lowest. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopping list

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping list was in 1852

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“Shopping list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20list. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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