shopping cart
noun
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: a metal or plastic cart with four small wheels that is used for holding merchandise when shopping (as at a supermarket or department store)
… about the only amenities besides the jumbo-sized shopping carts are a few flatbed dollies to allow shoppers to get large appliances like refrigerators and washing machines to the cash register and then out to the parking lot.—
Jean Crichton
Jean Crichton2
: a temporary record of items selected for eventual purchase from an online vendor's website
To set up shop on the Internet, you need a commerce-enabled Web site, which includes the electronic shopping cart; a connection to the credit card network; and finally, a merchant account …—Tom Negrino
Tom NegrinoDelivery charges are the No. 1 reason shoppers abandon a virtual shopping cart, according to Jupiter Media Metrix. Every Internet shopper has a shipping-charge horror story.—Ellen Neuborn
Ellen NeubornExamples of shopping cart in a Sentence
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Even with the temporary pause, many items in our shopping carts are still vulnerable if tariffs return—or if trade tensions escalate.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But avocados are already one of the pricier produce items in our shopping carts.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Select colors and sizes are up to 41 percent off, bringing the price to just $10, so you might be tempted to add more than one to your shopping cart.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
This late-March, Proenza Schouler White Label’s A-line skirt is especially on our minds (and in our shopping carts!), pairing well with everything from Citizens of Humanity’s cropped trench coat to Skall Studio’s striped Breton tee.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But avocados are already one of the pricier produce items in our shopping carts.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Select colors and sizes are up to 41 percent off, bringing the price to just $10, so you might be tempted to add more than one to your shopping cart.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
This late-March, Proenza Schouler White Label’s A-line skirt is especially on our minds (and in our shopping carts!), pairing well with everything from Citizens of Humanity’s cropped trench coat to Skall Studio’s striped Breton tee.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Shopping cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20cart. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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