shopping cart ˈshopping ˌcart noun [countable]
1. a large metal basket on wheels that you push around when you are shopping in a supermarket; = shopping trolley Bre
2. COMPUTING COMMERCE software that keeps a record of the things you buy on a website until you are ready to pay for them
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shopping cart UK US noun [C]
► (UK shopping trolley) COMMERCE a large container on wheels used for carrying goods in a large store: »
The store has an escalator which allows people to take their shopping carts with them.
► (UK shopping basket) E-COMMERCE a part of a shopping website that keeps a record of what you want to buy until you pay for it: »
There are 3 items in your shopping cart.
Financial and business terms. 2012.