shopping bag

noun

1. a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping bag¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He then picked up some crisps, and said he even held his shopping bag open to show he was not trying to hide anything.

From BBC

Kitchen utensils had been placed in the bin, and new ones from the shopping bag had been laid out.

From BBC

A bride-to-be thought she's lost her engagement ring while manning the tills at work - only to have it returned days later by a customer who found it at the bottom of their shopping bag.

From BBC

Some have accused Mr Thaksin of pushing for Mr Srettha's cabinet appointment of a lawyer who was convicted in 2008 of trying to bribe a supreme court judge with a shopping bag full of cash.

From BBC

Ms Marten, 37, and Mr Gordon, 50, denied manslaughter by gross negligence of their newborn baby Victoria, whose body was found inside a shopping bag in a shed in Brighton on 1 March 2023.

From BBC