setting up shop

A form of set up shop — To physically arrange a shop or workplace.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of set up shop
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APA

setting up shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20up%20shop

MLA

“setting up shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20up%20shop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setting up shop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setting%20up%20shop.

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