shop
1 big shops, small shops and shopping centres
2 kinds of shop: what they sell or the service they provide
3 parts of shops
4 going shopping
5 managing a shop
see also BUY, SELL
1 big shops, small shops and shopping centres
- a building or part of a building where things are bought and sold: shop (AmE store)
※ big shops
- a large shop that sells food, drink, things for cleaning your house, etc: supermarket
- a very large supermarket, usually outside a town: hypermarket, superstore
- a large shop selling particular kinds of goods: store
a furniture store ◎ a DIY store
- a large shop that is divided into departments selling many different kinds of goods: department store
※ small shops
- a small local shop, often situated on a street corner, selling food, drink, etc: corner shop
- a very small simple shop selling newspapers, cigarettes, etc: kiosk
- a small shop with an open front or a table with things for sale in a market, street, railway station, etc: stall
※ shopping areas
- many shops are in the town centrecity centre; if you are going to the shops, you can say you are going into town
- an area where there are many shops, especially in a large modern building outside the town centre: shopping centre
- a special area for shops where cars are not allowed: shopping precinct
- an area of shops which is covered (= has a roof): shopping arcade (AmE shopping mall)
2 kinds of shop: what they sell or the service they provide| A SHOP THAT SELLS ※¦ | IS CALLED ※¦ | THE PERSON WHO WORKS THERE IS A ※¦ | | BOOKS, PAPER | | | | books | bookshop (AmE bookstore) | bookseller | | newspapers and magazines | newsagent's (shop) | newsagent | | newspapers, etc at a railway station, etc | bookstall (AmE news-stand) | | pens, pencils, paper, etc (= stationery) | stationer's | stationer | | tapes, CDs, etc | record shop, music shop | | | FOOD, DRINK | | | | bread, cakes, etc | baker's (shop) | baker | | cigarettes, etc (= tobacco) | tobacconist's (shop) | tobacconist | | fish | fishmonger's | fishmonger | | food and other things for the household (= groceries) | grocer's (shop) | grocer | | food which is special or foreign | delicatessen | | | fruit and vegetables | greengrocer's (shop) | greengrocer | | healthy food | health food shop | | | meat | butcher's (shop) | butcher | | wine, beer, etc (= alcohol) | off-licence (AmE package store) | | | CLOTHES | | | | clothes | clothes shop | | | dresses and other women's clothes | dress shop | | | shoes | shoe shop | | | FOR THE HOUSE | | | | beds, tables, chairs, etc (= furniture) | furniture shop | | | flowers | florist's (shop), flower shop | florist | | medicines and toilet things, for example soap | chemist's (shop), pharmacy (AmE drugstore) | chemist, pharmacist (AmE druggist) | | old furniture, pictures, etc (= antiques) | antique shop | antique dealer | | paint, nails, tools, etc for improving your house | DIY store | | | pots and pans and other household things | hardware shop | | | plants, seeds, garden tools, etc | garden centre | | | toys | toyshop | |
| A SHOP WHERE YOU CAN ※¦ | IS CALLED ※¦ | THE PERSON WHO WORKS THERE IS A(N) ※¦ | | arrange a holiday, buy air tickets, etc | travel agency/agent's | travel agent | | arrange to buy or sell a house | estate agent's | estate agent (AmE realtor, real estate agent) | | have your eyes tested and buy glasses | optician's | optician | | have your face, hands, etc cared for | beauty parlour/salon | beautician | | have your hair cut | hairdresser's or (for men) barber's shop | hairdresser | | have your photographs processed | photographer's, chemist's | | | have photographs taken | photographer's | photographer | | hire or buy video tapes of films | video shop | | | place a bet on a horse race, etc | betting shop | bookmaker | | take your clothes to be cleaned | dry-cleaner's | | | wash your clothes in a washing machine | launderette | |
3 parts of shops
- the window of a shop, in which goods are displayed: window, shop window
I saw the coat I wanted in the window.
- (in a large shop) a part which sells one particular kind of thing: department
the furniture department ◎ the electrical goods department
- a part which is on a particular level: floor
Can you tell me which floor children's wear is on, please?
- a moving staircase in a large shop: escalator
- a machine for moving from one floor to another: lift (AmE elevator)
- the place (a table or other long flat surface) where customers are served: counter
- the place in a supermarket where the customers pay for what they buy: checkout
There was a long queue at the checkout.
- a machine which the shopkeeper uses to keep money in and to add up the amount to be paid: till
4 going shopping
- a person in a shop who wants to buy sth: customer
She's a regular customer here (= she uses this shop often).
- to go out and buy different things in different shops: go* shopping, shop
Let's go shopping together. ◎ I spent the morning shopping.
- to look in several shops for sth to compare prices, etc: shop around (for sth)
If you want a bargain, you'd better shop around.
- to spend time pleasantly, looking round a shop, without a clear idea of what you are looking for: look, browse
'Can I help you madam?' 'It's all right thank you, I'm just browsing.'
- to go out to look at what is in the shops but not to buy anything: go* window shopping
I've no money to buy anything but I still love going window shopping.
- a person who sells things in a shop: shop assistant, sales assistant (AmE salesclerk or clerk)
- to help a customer: help sb, serve sb; the help given: service (noun U)
Could you help me please, I'm looking for some gloves? ◎ 'Are you being served?' 'Yes I am, thank you very much.'
- to put paper round sth to cover it and protect it: wrap sth (up)
Could you wrap the flowers for me please?
- (in a clothes shop) to see whether sth will suit you or fit you: try sth on
Could I try this on please?
- if you do not like sth you have bought or if it does not fit, you may want to take* it back, return it
I don't think this skirt quite suits me; I'll have to take it back.
- if you take sth back to a shop and get sth else instead, you change it (for sth), exchange it (for sth)
I'd like to change this cardigan for another one in a lighter colour.
- if you do not want anything else and the shop gives you your money back, you get* your money back, get* a refund
'If I don't like this, will I be able to get my money back?' No, but we'll exchange it for you.'
- a cart on wheels used by customers in supermarkets for carrying things: shopping trolley, supermarket trolley
5 managing a shop
- the person who owns or manages a small shop: shopkeeper (AmE storekeeper)
- the person who manages a large shop: manager; a female manager can also be called a manageress
- a person who guards things in a shop: security guard
※ the things that a shop has for sale
- to keep a particular kind of thing for sale in a shop: stock sth, keep* sth, have/keep* sth in stock
- to have sth in the shop at a particular time: be in/out of stock
'Do you have these sweatshirts in a larger size?' 'Yes, normally we do, but I'm afraid we're out of stock at the moment.'
- if a shop does not have sth which it normally sells, it is out (of it)
The supermarket is completely out of bread.
※ open and shut
- when a shop is selling things, it is open; when it is not selling things, it is closed, shut
- the time when it is normally open: opening hours (noun plural), business hours (noun plural)
- the day of the week when some small shops close early, normally at the end of the morning: early-closing day
- when a new shop starts in business, it opens
- when it finally goes out of business, it closes (down)
- an event when most things in a shop are sold more cheaply: sale; if sth is being sold in this way, it is in the sale (AmE on sale)
I bought this coat in the sale.
- the time when many shops reduce their prices: the sales (noun plural)
the January sales
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