outshop

English

Etymology

out- +‎ shop

Verb

outshop (third-person singular simple present outshops, present participle outshopping, simple past and past participle outshopped)

  1. (Britain) To return a railway vehicle to use after being serviced in a workshop.
  2. (intransitive) To purchase goods outside of one's local area.
    • 2014, Harlan E. Spotts, Marketing, Technology and Customer Commitment in the New Economy
      Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […]
  3. (transitive) To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than.
    • 2015, Norah Wilson, ‎Heather Doherty, Dix Dodd Mysteries Box Set 1
      Speaking of the mall, I'm here to tell you that no one on the planet can outshop Mrs. Jane Presley.

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