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.

Examples of shop around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the years after the death, Garcia kept the farm running while Gretchen and son Noah shopped around for a potential buyer. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025

For consumers, keeping grocery budgets in check may take extra effort, from shopping around to using coupons and rewards apps. —Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025

There was a report last year that a Blue Mountain State sequel series was being shopped around town. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025

First being shopped around at fall festivals by Republic Pictures, which is a Paramount company, the studio finally bought it for itself after receiving great feedback on it from critics. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for shop around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background