comparison-shop

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn-shop]

com·par·i·son-shop

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn-shop] verb, com·par·i·son-shopped, com·par·i·son-shop·ping.
verb (used without object)
1.
to compare prices and quality of competing merchandise.
verb (used with object)
2.
to compare prices and quality of merchandise in (competing stores) to determine the best value.
3.
to compare prices and quality of (competing merchandise).

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Comparison-shop has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.

Origin:
1965–70
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comparison-shop

verb
compare prices for a given item 
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