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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Unlike any other major purchase in our lives, new parents can't shop around for NICU care when their newborn needs immediate medical attention. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 There are plenty of good ice cream shops around Reykjavik, like trendy Valdis or mainstay Ísbúðin Laugalæk, offering everything from traditional vanilla gelato to Turkish pepper and black licorice. —

Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025 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 See all Example Sentences for shop around