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Dictionary: Shopping

car park (n) parking lot
 
float (n) a horse trailer
 
flog (v) to sell something
"I'm going to flog off my old Ford Falcon."
follow on customer (adj) repeat customer
 
lay by (adj) lay away, to put a deposit on something and gradually pay it off
 
mall (n) street with shops closed to car traffic
A large enclosed building full of shops is called a shopping centre.
mates rates (n) special deal for friends
 
op shop (n) thrift store
opportunity shop
shopping centre (n) equivalent of an American mall
In Australia, a mall is a shopping street, closed to car traffic.
shopping town (n) shopping center
 
shops (n) stores
"I'm going to the shops."
stock take (n) (v) inventory
"Myer are having a huge end of year stock take sale."
trolley (n) shopping cart, hand truck
 
voucher (n) coupon, certificate, receipt
 
Woolie's (n) short for Woolworth's, half the Aussie grocery store duopoly, Coles being the other half.
 
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