Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outshop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-shop
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.

British usage

verb

To purchase goods outside of one's local area.

Intransitive verb

verb

To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Just over 50 years ago, in September, 1910, Eastleigh locomotive works outshopped their first newly constructed locomotive, Class S14 0-4-0 motor tank No. 101."
"Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […]"
"Speaking of the mall, I'm here to tell you that no one on the planet can outshop Mrs. Jane Presley."

Etymology

From out- + shop.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Inflected Forms

outshops (present, singular) outshopping (participle, present) outshopped (participle, past) outshopped (past)

Questions

What does outshop mean?: To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.
Where does outshop come from?: From out- + shop.

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