outshop

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outshop

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From out- + shop.

verb outshops · outshopping · outshopped

UK To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul. 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.
intransitive To purchase goods outside of one's local area. Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […]
transitive To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than. 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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@misc{outshop_2026,
  title = {outshop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outshop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}