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shop — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel A1

shop

A place where you can buy things.

IPAUK /ʃɒp/US /ʃɑːp/

The only syllable is stressed.

shop: A place where you can buy things.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

A place where you can buy things.

I am going to the shop for milk.

There are many shops on this street.

Is the shop open today?

Shop is especially common in British English. Store is also common, especially in American English.

coffee shop — a place where people buy coffee and other drinks — a shop that sells gifts

gift shop

There is shop near my house.

There is a shop near my house.

Shop is a singular countable noun, so it normally needs an article.

Use a shop when mentioning one shop for the first time. Use the shop when both people know which shop you mean.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence is correct?

Shop is a countable noun. Use a with one shop and shops for two or more.