shopping cart

noun

1. a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.

shopping cart

noun

1. the usual US and Canadian word for shopping basket

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping cart¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Forestry Department to trim trees, brought in gang interventionists who joined in a peace march around the park, and confiscated stolen property, including shopping carts, and stored it in the abandoned boathouse.

From Los Angeles Times

“Look at these groceries that you get and how much you pay,” she told the BBC, gesturing toward a full shopping cart in a grocery store car park.

From BBC

A tent, mattresses and charred shopping carts could be seen along the north side of the restaurant building, which is located in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood and is currently vacant.

From Los Angeles Times

I never pushed a shopping cart, never slept in a city park or on a sidewalk or in a tent encampment, never took drugs and never panhandled.

From Los Angeles Times

She explained in an interview with The Times that she doesn’t believe women should be shamed into returning their shopping carts if they don’t feel the parking lot is safe for them or their children.

From Los Angeles Times