- window-shopping
- winˈdow-shopping nounThe activity of looking at goods in shop windows as the next-best thing to buying them• • •Main Entry: ↑window
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window-shopping UK US noun [uncountable]the activity of looking at things in shop windows but not buying anythingThesaurus: activity of shoppinghyponymDerived Word: window-shopper* * *
window-shopping noun [noncount]We went window-shopping last weekend.
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the activity of looking at the goods in shop/store windows, usually without intending to buy anything•
to go window-shopping
Collocations:go/go out/be out shopping(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the malltry on clothes/shoesindulge in some retail therapygo on a spending spreecut/cut back on/reduce your spendingbe/get caught shopliftingfind/get/pick up a bargainAt the shop/storepack (away) (especially BrE) your shoppingstack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelvesbe in/have in/be out of/run out of stockdeal with/help/serve customersrun a special promotionbe on special offerBuying goodsmake/complete a purchasebuy/purchase sth online/by mail ordermake/place/take an order for sthbuy/order sth in bulk/in advanceaccept/take credit cardsenter your PIN numberask for/get/obtain a receiptreturn/exchange an item/a productbe entitled to/ask for/demand a refundcompare prices
Useful english dictionary. 2012.