shopping list

English

Noun

shopping list (plural shopping lists)

  1. A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.
    Hyponym: grocery list
  2. (figuratively) A list of related items; especially, a list of desired items.
    Coordinate terms: laundry list, want list, wanted list, wish list
    • 1978 December 9, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 14:
      This is no place for shopping list of my likes/dislikes/accomplishments, but if you're really special, & unattached, let's meet.
    • 2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 24:
      WMRE [West Midlands Rail Executive] would also go further, with other lines on its shopping list for upgrade.

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