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

Dress it up with a pair of wedges or block heels and an oversized boyfriend blazer, or wear it with strappy sandals or sneakers for a day of gallery hopping and shopping around town. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025

Other shops around Des Moines also sell them, including Fleet Farm and Tractor Supply. —Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025

To lower your costs for renters insurance, shop around. —Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025

Choose a reputable precious metals dealer When buying physical assets of platinum and/or palladium, shop around for a reputable precious metals dealer that offers relatively low fees. —Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for shop around

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