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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As Lee tells it, the Daredevils were being shopped around to major labels. —

Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024 Readers who wish to shop around might want to also check out the PSIcle, TyreWiz and AirSpy, all of which are installed outside of the tire on the valve stem. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024 Alternatively, those willing to shop around (and run speaker wires up the wall) can get a more capable and versatile system for the money from traditional speakers and a receiver. —

Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024 Seniors also haven't done a great job of shopping around for coverage. —

Maya Goldman, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shop around