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# bookshop

noun (a bookshop, bookshops); US usually bookstore

«bookshop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A shop that sells books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ: «a bookshop»; in the USA and Canada usually «bookstore». In maths problems, a bookshop often sells books at prices to add up.

### Examples

- We bought a new atlas at the bookshop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x1)
- The bookshop on the corner has a reading corner for kids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x2)
- She works in a second-hand bookshop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x3)
- The bookshop sold 30 books on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x4)
- Let's look for comics in the bookshop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x5)
- The school had a pop-up bookshop for a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/#x6)

### Note

One word. Not the same as a library: in a bookshop you buy books; in a library you borrow them free. US: bookstore.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bookshop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bookshop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bookshop.html) on Mova free.