# shop around

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.
2. To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything.
3. To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shop-around