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Shopping vs Shipping - What's the difference?

shopping | shipping |

As verbs the difference between shopping and shipping

is that shopping is while shipping is .

As nouns the difference between shopping and shipping

is that shopping is (uncountable) searching for or buying goods or services while shipping is the transportation of goods.

shopping

English

Verb

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    • Noun

  • (uncountable) Searching for or buying goods or services.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
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  • (uncountable) Recently bought goods.
  • (countable, South America) A shopping center.
  • * 2013 , Karen Keller, Portuguese For Dummies (page 131)
    • In Brazil, shoppings are more associated with the middle and upper classes.

    Usage notes

    In English, it is common to say do the shopping'' or ''go shopping . See

    Derived terms

    * home shopping * shopping bag * shopping basket * shopping bot * shopping cart * shopping center * shopping centre * shopping list * shopping mall * shopping trolley * window shopping

    Anagrams

    * ----

    shipping

    English

    (wikipedia shipping)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

    Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.
  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • God send 'em good shipping .
    Derived terms
    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

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