shop around

phrasal verb

shopped around; shopping around; shops around

: 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.

: 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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So shop around and see who has the best program and offerings for you. —

Robert Day, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 In fact, anyone planning to finance a car may be able to save more than $5,000, on average, by shopping around for the best rate, a 2023 LendingTree report found. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 One way to lower your individual rate is to improve your credit score and save for a bigger down payment while shopping around for mortgage lenders. —

Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024 For her first Christmas, Mark, now 47, shopped around and purchased a red dress for Ava to wear to church, along with festive shoes and a red diaper cover. —

Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shop around