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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Do shop around, though, because there are bargains to be had. —

Marla Jo Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Guests can end a day of sight-seeing and shopping around the French Quarter with a luxurious soak in the clawfoot tub, or try their hand at Cafe Du Monde’s world-famous beignets in the full chef’s kitchen. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025 Better service equals happier customers, and happier customers are less likely to shop around. —

Anand Subbaraj, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The latest: Land owner Kenwood Investments is shopping around the property, WBTV reported in October. —

Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shop around