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.
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Fast-forward a dozen years, and the actor’s estate is being shopped around for nearly $7 million.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
Cudahy suggests looking at the airline’s insurance policy to see what is covered, and then shopping around with third-party travel insurers to compare costs.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 11 May 2025
When choosing your cash-equivalent assets, shop around, Benz advised.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The barber was cutting hair in his shop around 11 a.m. near the corner of Flushing and Varick Aves.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
Cudahy suggests looking at the airline’s insurance policy to see what is covered, and then shopping around with third-party travel insurers to compare costs.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 11 May 2025
When choosing your cash-equivalent assets, shop around, Benz advised.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The barber was cutting hair in his shop around 11 a.m. near the corner of Flushing and Varick Aves.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Shop around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20around. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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