Why is it das Shopping?

Shopping ends in -ing, and most nouns ending in -ing are neuter: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ing
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Business of business for the purpose of purchasing

[1] Geschäftebummel zwecks Einkaufs

Examples

[1] "Mexicans commute for shopping and for better schools to San Diego, Americans for nightlife and cancer operations according to TijuaAsh"

[1] „Mexikaner pendeln zum Shopping und für bessere Schulen nach San Diego, Amerikaner für Nachtleben und Krebsoperationen nach Tijuana.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Shopping die Shoppings
Genitiv des Shoppings der Shoppings
Dativ dem Shopping den Shoppings
Akkusativ das Shopping die Shoppings

Pronunciation

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