- shopping bag
- noun Date: 1886 a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shopping bag
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Shopping bag — Shopping bags are medium sized bags, typically around 10 20 litres in volume (though much larger versions exist, especially for non grocery shopping), that are often used by grocery shoppers to carry home their purchases. They can be single use… … Wikipedia
shopping bag — shopping ,bag noun count a bag made of plastic or paper with two handles that a store gives you for carrying home your shopping … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shopping bag — shopping .bag n a large bag that you use to carry things which you have bought … Dictionary of contemporary English
shopping bag — n. a large paper or plastic bag with handles, for carrying purchases … English World dictionary
Shopping Bag — Infobox Album Name = Shopping Bag Type = studio Artist = The Partridge Family Released = 1971 Recorded = 1971 Genre = Rock Length = mm:ss Label = Bell Records Producer = Wes Farrell Reviews = Last album = A Partridge Family Christmas Card (1971)… … Wikipedia
shopping bag — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shopping bag : singular shopping bag plural shopping bags 1) a large bag with handles for carrying your shopping 2) American a carrier bag … English dictionary
shopping bag lady — shopping bag lady, U.S. a vagrant, homeless, and often elderly woman who roams a city carrying her possessions in a shopping bag or bags: »On a nearby bench, apparently keeping an intermittent vigil, were two shopping bag ladies…endeavoring to… … Useful english dictionary
shopping-bag lady — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : bag lady herein * * * /shop ing bag /. See bag lady (def. 1). [1975 80] * * * shopping bag lady same as ↑bag lady (see under ↑bag). • • • … Useful english dictionary
shopping bag — noun a bag made of plastic or strong paper (often with handles); used to transport goods after shopping • Hypernyms: ↑bag … Useful english dictionary
shopping bag — shop′ping bag n. a paper or plastic bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
