The meaning of SHOPPING

Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one.

~ Wikipedia

The process of browsing and/or purchasing items in exchange for money.

~ Business Dictionary

The act of a person who shops. 

~ Dictionary Reference

In my opinion, SHOPPING is a activity that a person spend his/her leisure time to go to the shops/store to look for or buy something which is useful or useless.