Shopping / B1

SHOP-ing-sent-uh/ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentə/

A shopping centre (id: shopping-centre) is a group of shops in one building or area, often with parking (UK; US mall). The high street is the town’s main row of shops; a precinct is often pedestrian. Trips: the shopping-centre bus is not the school coach; put it on the EVOLVE form.

Meaning

A group of shops in one building or area, often with parking (UK; US mall).

Examples

• “The shopping-centre bus is not the school coach; put the trip on the EVOLVE form.”
• “A shopping centre is not the high street; banks closing a branch still send people to the post office.”

Good to know

a shopping centre (UK). US: a mall. Contrast: the high street. Modifier: shopping-centre + bus / car park. Countable centres. Mix-up: shopping is the activity, uncountable.

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