19. Shops and Shopping

a building or place that sells goods or services

the act of buying goods from stores

a store that provides a variety of meats, mainly beef, pork, and lamb to customers

a place where we can send letters, packages, etc., or buy stamps

a large store that we can go to and buy food, drinks and other things from

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

a store that specializes in baking and selling bread, cakes, pastries, and other baked goods

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

a place where one can buy medicines, cosmetic products, and toiletries

a type of shop where a person can buy newspapers, magazines, and sweets, usually located in busy areas like train stations or shopping centers

a store where small items and souvenirs are sold, suitable for giving as presents

(of business, public building, etc.) ready to be visited or provide a service to customers

(of business, public building, etc.) not open for people to buy something from or visit, often temporarily

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

to use your hands, arms, body, etc. in order to make something or someone move forward or away from you

to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving

someone whose job is to serve or help customers in a shop

a person, organization, company, etc. that pays to get things from businesses or stores

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

the physical extent of an object, usually described by its height, width, length, or depth

not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.

a quality such as red, green, blue, yellow, etc. that we see when we look at something

to require a particular amount of money

a piece of printed paper where one writes an amount of money and signs it, used as a form of payment instead of cash

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

money in bills or coins, rather than checks, credit, etc.

paper money issued by a government or financial institution that is used to buy goods and services

the money that is returned to us when we have paid more than the actual cost of something

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

a bag made of cloth, paper, or plastic with two handles, used for carrying what you buy

an area or room in a house or building that is partially or completely below the ground level

the quality of being attractive or pleasing, particularly to the eye

things that people and animals eat, such as meat or vegetables

coming or happening just after the third person or thing

pieces of equipment such as tables, desks, beds, etc. that we put in a house or office so that it becomes suitable for living or working in

the floor of a building which has the same level as the street level

the bottom of a room that we walk on

the floor of a building at ground level

coming after the second in order or position

above average in size or extent

below average in physical size