window-shopping
11window-shopping — noun The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying …
12ˈwindow-ˌshopping — noun [U] the activity of looking at things in shop windows but not buying anything …
13window shopping — / wɪndəυ ˌʃɒpɪŋ/ noun the practice of looking at goods in shop windows, without buying anything …
14window shopping — / wɪndəυ ˌʃɒpɪŋ/ noun the practice of looking at goods in shop windows, without buying anything …
15Shopping — is the examining of goods or services from retailers with intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is the activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one.hopping in ancient… …
16window-shop — window shopping UK US noun [U] COMMERCE, E COMMERCE ► the activity of going to a store or website to look at goods rather than to buy anything: »98% of the site s traffic is window shopping rather than spending. window shop verb [I] ► »People… …
17window-shop — window shopper, n. /win doh shop /, v., window shopped, window shopping. v.i. 1. to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases. 2. to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian… …
18window — (n.) early 13c., lit. wind eye, from O.N. vindauga, from vindr wind (see WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1)) + auga eye. (see EYE (Cf. eye) (n.)). Replaced O.E. eagþyrl, lit. eye hole, and eagduru, lit …
19window-shop — [win′dōshäp΄] vi. window shopped, window shopping to look at displays of goods in store windows without entering the stores to buy window shopper n …
20window-shop — window ,shop verb intransitive to go window shopping …
