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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The recent closures of multiple doughnut shops around Charlotte have people wondering: Have doughnut shops reached their peak? —

Laura Barrero, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 Free Dolphin shops around 500 titles in the French market and has a library of worldwide titles. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 Tattoo deals in Louisville Tattoo shops around Louisville are offering deals on Friday the 13th: Ink and Dagger Tattoo Company, 2239 Bardstown Road The Louisville tattoo shop is charging for tattoos between $50 and $80 from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday. —

Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 As Lee tells it, the Daredevils were being shopped around to major labels. —

Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shop around