shop around
phrasal verb
shopped around; shopping around; shops around
1
: to look for the most suitable item or service for the lowest price
Shop around first before you buy a car.
She is shopping around for a bank with low fees.
2
: to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)
He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.
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The Mouse House’s exclusive negotiating window slammed shut toward the end of the year before both parties could reach an agreement, and since then F1 has been shopping around for a new distributor.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
China is opening more duty-free shops around the country in an effort to bolster spending within the country.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 July 2025
To defray some of the increase, shop around, consider bundling coverage, educate yourself on ways to qualify for a discount (security systems, paying for a full year vs. monthly, take a defensive driving course), and consider dropping collision and/or comprehensive coverages on older cars.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Michele Eberle, executive director of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, said that one of the proposals in the House bill would cut a month off the open enrollment period when people shop around for health care plans – running from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, instead of through Jan. 15.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2025
China is opening more duty-free shops around the country in an effort to bolster spending within the country.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 July 2025
To defray some of the increase, shop around, consider bundling coverage, educate yourself on ways to qualify for a discount (security systems, paying for a full year vs. monthly, take a defensive driving course), and consider dropping collision and/or comprehensive coverages on older cars.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Michele Eberle, executive director of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, said that one of the proposals in the House bill would cut a month off the open enrollment period when people shop around for health care plans – running from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, instead of through Jan. 15.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
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“Shop around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20around. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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