shopping list

noun

: a list of items to be purchased
broadly : a list of related items
the biggest possible shopping list of budget cuts Leonard Silk

Examples of shopping list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Build a shopping list based on the above, then choose the right quantity of each item. Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 May 2024 Budget projections are updated and a shopping list is put together by staff and work groups. Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shopping list 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping list was in 1852

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“Shopping list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20list. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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