[count] a building or room where goods and services are sold - see also barbershop, bookshop, coffee shop, pawnshop, pro shop, specialty shop, thrift shop usage In U.S. English, store is more common than shop. When shop is used, it is usually for particular types of small businesses that sell one kind of product or service. Store is used for both small and large businesses, especially ones that sell many kinds of goods and services. In British English store is only used for large businesses that sell many kinds of goods and services and for a few types of smaller business that sell equipment.

the place where a specified kind of worker works :a worker's place of business

[count] :a place for making or repairing goods, machinery, vehicles, etc.

[noncount] US :a class in school in which students are taught to work with tools and machinery

[noncount] informal :talk that is related to or about your work or special interests :shoptalk

[singular] Brit informal :the activity of shopping for food or other things that are needed regularly

to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things [no obj]

[+ obj] US :to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)

[+ obj] Brit informal :to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to an authority (such as the police)