comparison shopping

comparison shopping
The act of comparing prices of something in advance before shopping for the best bargain

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  • comparison shopping — UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE, E COMMERCE a way of learning about the different prices at which a product or service is sold before buying that product or service: »comparison shopping websites …   Financial and business terms

  • Comparison shopping agent — Comparison shopping agents, also called shopbots [1], [2], are web based intelligent software applications that can help online shoppers find lower price for commodities or services. Price comparison services were the earliest services provided… …   Wikipedia

  • comparison shopping — /kəmpærəsən ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ (say kuhmparuhsuhn shoping) noun a form of shopping in which a particular item is compared with other similar available items, to establish best value for price …  

  • comparison shopping — …   Useful english dictionary

  • shopping — n. 1) to do the shopping 2) Christmas; comparison; window shopping (to do the Christmas shopping; to do comparison shopping) * * * [ ʃɒpɪŋ] comparison window shopping (to do the Christmas shopping; to do comparison shopping) Christmas to do the… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • shopping — noun 1 activity of shopping ADJECTIVE ▪ late night, morning, weekend ▪ back to school (AmE), Christmas, holiday (esp. AmE), last minute, sales (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • Shopping — Seeking to obtain the best bid or offer available by calling a number of dealers and/or brokers. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * shopping shop‧ping [ˈʆɒpɪŋ ǁ ˈʆɑː ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the activity of going to shops to buy… …   Financial and business terms

  • shopping — Seeking to obtain the best bid or offer available by calling a number of dealers and/or brokers. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * shopping shop‧ping [ˈʆɒpɪŋ ǁ ˈʆɑː ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the activity of going to shops to buy things: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • comparison-shop — verb compare prices for a given item • Topics: ↑commerce, ↑commercialism, ↑mercantilism • Hypernyms: ↑shop, ↑browse • Verb Frames: Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shopping list — A shopping list is a list of items to be purchased by a shopper. Consumers often compile a shopping list of groceries to purchase on the next visit to the grocery store. The list may be compiled immediately before the shopping trip or… …   Wikipedia

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