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English vocabulary — Shopping topic

67 words · CEFR A1–B2

Total words67
CEFR levelsA1–B2
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A roundup of 67 English vocabulary words for the Shopping topic across CEFR A1–B2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Shopping vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1Shopping vocabulary · A1(15 words)Free

A1 pathway
buy: to get something by paying money
buyA1
/baɪ/

to get something by paying money

card: a small piece of plastic for paying
cardA1
/kɑːrd/

a small piece of plastic for paying

cheap: not costing much money
cheapA1
/tʃiːp/

not costing much money

expensive: costing a lot of money
expensiveA1
/ɪkˈspensɪv/

costing a lot of money

how much: what is the price
how muchA1
/haʊ mʌtʃ/

what is the price

market: a place where people sell food and goods
marketA1
/ˈmɑːrkɪt/

a place where people sell food and goods

money: what you use to buy things
moneyA1
/ˈmʌni/

what you use to buy things

pay: to give money for something
payA1
/peɪ/

to give money for something

price: the money you must pay for something
priceA1
/praɪs/

the money you must pay for something

sell: to give something for money
sellA1
/sel/

to give something for money

shop: a place where you buy things
shopA1
/ʃɑːp/

a place where you buy things

shopping: the act of buying things in a shop
shoppingA1
/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

the act of buying things in a shop

spend: to use money to buy things
spendA1
/spend/

to use money to buy things

supermarket: a large shop that sells food and other goods
supermarketA1
/ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt/

a large shop that sells food and other goods

ticket: a small piece of paper that lets you travel or enter
ticketA1
/ˈtɪkɪt/

a small piece of paper that lets you travel or enter

A2Shopping vocabulary · A2(24 words)

A2 pathway
afford: to have enough money for something
affordA2
/əˈfɔːrd/

to have enough money for something

available: ready to be used or bought
availableA2
/əˈveɪləbəl/

ready to be used or bought

borrow money: to take money from someone and pay it back later
borrow moneyA2
/ˈbɑːroʊ ˈmʌni/

to take money from someone and pay it back later

cash: money in notes and coins
cashA2
/kæʃ/

money in notes and coins

cost: to have a price of
costA2
/kɔːst/

to have a price of

credit card: a plastic card you pay with and repay later
credit cardA2
/ˈkredɪt kɑːrd/

a plastic card you pay with and repay later

customer: a person who buys something from a shop
customerA2
/ˈkʌstəmər/

a person who buys something from a shop

customer service: the help a company gives to the people who buy from it
customer serviceA2
/ˈkʌstəmər ˈsɜːrvɪs/

the help a company gives to the people who buy from it

discount: money taken off the usual price
discountA2
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/

money taken off the usual price

fit: to be the right size
fitA2
/fɪt/

to be the right size

kilo: a unit of weight, a thousand grams
kiloA2
/ˈkiːloʊ/

a unit of weight, a thousand grams

paper bag: a bag made of paper
paper bagA2
/ˈpeɪpər bæg/

a bag made of paper

quality: how good or bad something is
qualityA2
/ˈkwɑːlɪti/

how good or bad something is

queue: a line of people waiting
queueA2
/kjuː/

a line of people waiting

receipt: a paper that shows you have paid
receiptA2
/rɪˈsiːt/

a paper that shows you have paid

rent: to pay to use a house or a car
rentA2
/rent/

to pay to use a house or a car

return: to give something back
returnA2
/rɪˈtɜːrn/

to give something back

sale: a time when a shop sells things at lower prices
saleA2
/seɪl/

a time when a shop sells things at lower prices

save: to keep money instead of spending it
saveA2
/seɪv/

to keep money instead of spending it

shopping center: a large building with many shops
shopping centerA2
/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ ˈsentər/

a large building with many shops

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B1Shopping vocabulary · B1(17 words)

B1 pathway
aisle: a narrow path between rows of shelves or seats
aisleB1
/aɪl/

a narrow path between rows of shelves or seats

bargain: something bought for much less than its value
bargainB1
/ˈbɑːrgɪn/

something bought for much less than its value

brand: the name a company puts on its products
brandB1
/brænd/

the name a company puts on its products

brand new: completely new
brand newB1
/brænd nuː/

completely new

checkout: the place in a shop where you pay
checkoutB1
/ˈtʃekaʊt/

the place in a shop where you pay

deliver: to take goods to a place
deliverB1
/dɪˈlɪvər/

to take goods to a place

delivery: the act of taking goods to a place
deliveryB1
/dɪˈlɪvəri/

the act of taking goods to a place

guarantee: a promise that something will be repaired or replaced
guaranteeB1
/ˌgerənˈtiː/

a promise that something will be repaired or replaced

label: a small paper on a product with information
labelB1
/ˈleɪbəl/

a small paper on a product with information

package: goods wrapped for sending
packageB1
/ˈpækɪdʒ/

goods wrapped for sending

product: a thing made or grown to be sold
productB1
/ˈprɑːdəkt/

a thing made or grown to be sold

refund: money given back for goods you return
refundB1
/ˈriːfʌnd/

money given back for goods you return

review: a piece of writing that judges a book or a film
reviewB1
/rɪˈvjuː/

a piece of writing that judges a book or a film

second-hand: owned by someone before you
second-handB1
/ˌsekəndˈhænd/

owned by someone before you

stock: the goods a shop has ready to sell
stockB1
/stɑːk/

the goods a shop has ready to sell

trolley: a metal basket on wheels for shopping
trolleyB1
/ˈtrɑːli/

a metal basket on wheels for shopping

warranty: a written promise to repair goods that break
warrantyB1
/ˈwɔːrənti/

a written promise to repair goods that break

B2Shopping vocabulary · B2(11 words)

B2 pathway
corner shop: a small local shop selling everyday goods
corner shopB2
/ˈkɔːrnər ʃɑːp/

a small local shop selling everyday goods

counterfeit: made to look real in order to cheat
counterfeitB2
/ˈkaʊntərfɪt/

made to look real in order to cheat

durable: lasting a long time without breaking
durableB2
/ˈdʊrəbəl/

lasting a long time without breaking

expiry date: the last day something may be used
expiry dateB2
/ɪkˈspaɪri deɪt/

the last day something may be used

genuine: real and not a copy
genuineB2
/ˈdʒenjuɪn/

real and not a copy

haggle: to argue over a price
haggleB2
/ˈhægəl/

to argue over a price

haggling: the act of arguing over a price
hagglingB2
/ˈhæglɪŋ/

the act of arguing over a price

outlet store: a shop selling goods at reduced prices
outlet storeB2
/ˈaʊtlet stɔːr/

a shop selling goods at reduced prices

stall: a small open stand where goods are sold
stallB2
/stɔːl/

a small open stand where goods are sold

take advantage of: to make good use of a chance
take advantage ofB2
/teɪk ədˈvæntɪdʒ ʌv/

to make good use of a chance

vendor: a person who sells goods, often in the street
vendorB2
/ˈvendər/

a person who sells goods, often in the street

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