Shopping / B1

SHOP-ingb-ag/ˈʃɒpɪŋ bæɡ/

A shopping bag (id: shopping-bag) is a bag for carrying shopping, often reusable cloth or strong plastic. A rucksack is for school; a trolley is on wheels. Trips: a shopping bag on the high street is fine; a rucksack still goes under the coach seat.

Meaning

A bag for carrying shopping, often reusable cloth or strong plastic.

Examples

• “A shopping bag on the high-street trip is fine; a rucksack still goes under the coach seat.”
• “A shopping-bag for life from the supermarket is not a PE bag; kit still goes in the named sports holdall.”

Good to know

a shopping bag. Contrast: a rucksack / a trolley. High street / trips. Countable bags. Mix-up: shopping is the activity or the goods; the bag is the carrier.

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