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window-shop
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-doh-shop
]
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win·dow-shop
/
ˈwɪn
doʊˌʃɒp
/
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[
win
-doh-shop
]
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verb,
win·dow-shopped,
win·dow-shop·ping.
verb (used without object)
1.
to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
2.
to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.:
Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases:
to window-shop shoes.
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Origin:
1925–30
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win·dow-shop·per,
noun
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window-shop
—
vb
,
-shops
,
-shopping
,
-shopped
(
intr
) to look at goods in shop windows without buying them
'window-shopper
—
n
'window-shopping
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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