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Collocations for shop - noun

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ADJECTIVE

corner (BrE), local, village
high-street (BrE)
busy
exclusive, expensive, fine, posh (BrE), smart (BrE), stylish, upmarket (BrE)
excellent, good, wonderful
well-stocked
trendy
old-fashioned, traditional
colourful/colorful
boarded-up, empty, vacant
butcher (AmE), butcher's, greengrocer's (BrE), etc.
book (usually bookshop), gift (BrE, AmE), gun (esp. AmE), pet (BrE, AmE), shoe, souvenir (BrE, AmE), etc.
electrical, photographic, etc.
specialist, specialty (AmE)
pro (= at a golf club, etc.)
duty-free (BrE, AmE)
She bought 400 cigarettes at the airport duty-free shop.
charity (BrE), thrift (AmE)
I gave all my old books to a charity shop/thrift shop.
antique (BrE, AmE), junk (BrE, AmE)
betting (BrE)
mobile (BrE)
Mobile shops are invaluable to people in rural areas.
retail
repair (BrE, AmE)
barber (usually barbershop)
pawn (usually pawnshop)
one-stop (BrE, AmE)
This is your one-stop shop for all your skiing needs.
coffee (BrE, AmE)

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… OF SHOPS

parade (BrE), row
The post office is at the end of the row of shops.
chain
The brothers opened a chain of electrical shops in the eighties.

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VERB + shop

have, keep, own, run
open, set up
She opened a flower shop in the High Street.
an area where many artists have set up shop (figurative)
close, close up, shut, shut up (BrE)
At 5.30 she shuts up shop and goes home.

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shop + VERB

sell sth
offer sth
The shop offers a large selection of leather goods at reasonable prices.
specialize in sth
advertise sth
display sth
open
close, shut

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shop + NOUN

assistant, manager, manageress (BrE), owner, staff, worker
counter, display, doorway, front, premises, shelves, sign, window

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PREPOSITION

around a/the shop, round a/the shop (esp. BrE)
I went around all the shops but I couldn't find a present for him.
at a/the shop
There was was a break-in at that new shop last night.
in a/the shop
She works part-time in a shop.

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