Cart: meaning, definitions and examples
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cart
[ kɑːt ]
online shopping
A virtual shopping cart used in online shopping to store items before purchase. It allows users to browse products, add or remove items, and proceed to checkout.
Synonyms
basket, shopping basket, shopping trolley
Examples of usage
- Add the selected items to your cart before proceeding to payment.
- The cart automatically updates with the total cost as you shop.
transportation
A vehicle with two or four wheels that is typically pulled by an animal such as a horse or ox. Carts are used for transporting goods or people over short distances.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The farmer loaded the cart with hay and pulled it to the barn.
- The children enjoyed a ride in the horse-drawn cart.
informal
To carry or transport something using a cart or similar vehicle. It can also mean to push a shopping cart in a store while selecting items to purchase.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- We need to cart these boxes to the storage room.
- She carted her groceries around the supermarket.
Translations
Translations of the word "cart" in other languages:
🇵🇹 carrinho
- carroça
- carro
🇮🇳 गाड़ी
- ठेला
- ट्रॉली
🇩🇪 Wagen
- Karren
- Einkaufswagen
🇮🇩 kereta dorong
🇺🇦 візок
- тачка
- кошик
🇵🇱 wózek
- wóz
- koszyk
🇯🇵 カート
- 手押し車
- 買い物カート
🇫🇷 chariot
- caddie
- panier
🇪🇸 carro
- carrito
- carrito de compras
🇹🇷 araba
- el arabası
- alışveriş arabası
🇰🇷 카트
- 수레
- 쇼핑카트
🇸🇦 عربة
- عربة تسوق
- عربة يد
🇨🇿 vozík
- košík
- kára
🇸🇰 vozík
- košík
- kára
🇨🇳 手推车
🇸🇮 voziček
- košara
- voziček za nakupovanje
🇮🇸 kerra
🇰🇿 арба
🇬🇪 მანქანა
🇦🇿 araba
🇲🇽 carro
- carrito
- carrito de compras
Word origin
The word 'cart' originated from the Old English word 'cræt', which meant a two-wheeled wagon. Throughout history, carts have been essential for transportation of goods and people. In the modern era, the term 'cart' has evolved to also refer to virtual shopping carts used in online shopping.