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

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The early returns suggest Dombrowski's willingness to abandon his original shopping list paid some immediate dividends. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 This method is inherent to commercial filmmaking, in which a script functions both as a contract (getting all the participants on the same page, so to speak) and as a shopping list for locations, costumes, décor, and the like. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 Among the many items on the shopping list, prescription glasses are often a crucial necessity. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 With 60-plus hours to go until the deadline and the shopping list reduced, Zoll and his pro personnel group searched far and wide for more additions. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping list

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Aug. 2026.

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