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shop

[shop] / ʃɒp /


VERB
look for merchandise to buy
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Problems remain, too, with HealthCare.gov’s sibling, the small business, or SHOP, exchange.

From Forbes • Feb. 23, 2015

First, when states wrote the rules creating the health-insurance exchanges, some required insurers doing lots of in-state business or participating in the individual market exchange to also sell plans on SHOP.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2013

The small business marketplace, also called SHOP, was supposed to provide employers a new way to shop for coverage, and the delay was met with frustration.

From Time • Nov. 27, 2013

For instance, administration officials last year postponed a requirement under the law that small-business employees be guaranteed a choice among health plans in their areas — a main selling point of SHOP.

From Washington Post

I brought out the tea in a mug that used to say ADOPT, DON’T SHOP.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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