shop around

phrasal verb

shopped around; shopping around; shops around

: 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.

: 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 time has finally come for anyone like myself who plans their holiday shopping around the epic shopping day known as Black Friday. —

Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024 Stock up before the temperatures really plummet, or shop around for other deals on winter-ready travel pants at Amazon below. —

Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024 The Target early Black Friday sale will run Nov. 7-9, giving you much more time to shop around for gifts and goodies for all your favorite people. —

Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024 There are a few fabric shops around East London that were very traditional, had a lot of African fabrics. —

Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shop around