shop

noun
shäp

An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

Other meanings

A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
“The car's in the shop right now.”

Synonyms

store

A kind of

retail store

Kinds of shop

bakery
dress shop
building supply store
meat market
chain store
cleaners
clothing store
computer store

Example sentences

“I might go to the smoke shop today.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Are the shops crowded during the weekend?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We were left with no choice but to close down our shop.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sċoppa" (shed; booth; stall; shop).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shop” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.