noun A2 Elementary

bookshop

Bookshop (noun) means a shop that sells books (chiefly British). Example: “We spent the afternoon browsing the little bookshop on the corner.”

noun

A shop that sells books (chiefly British).

"We spent the afternoon browsing the little bookshop on the corner."

How to use bookshop

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA shop whose main business is selling books.

UK vs US

British English favours "bookshop," while American English more commonly says "bookstore" for the same thing.

Easily confused with

bookstore →

bookshops plural

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Can you complete this real example?

We spent the afternoon browsing the little _____ on the corner.

A compound of "book" and "shop."

bookstore bookstall

bookstore bookstall

What does “bookshop” mean?

The word “bookshop” means a shop that sells books (chiefly British). In plain terms, a shop whose main business is selling books.

How do you use “bookshop” in a sentence?

Here is “bookshop” used in a sentence: “We spent the afternoon browsing the little bookshop on the corner.”

What part of speech is “bookshop”?

“Bookshop” is a noun.

What is the meaning of bookshop?

"bookshop" (noun) means a shop that sells books (chiefly British).

Vocabulary lists that include bookshop:

bookstore bookstall