/ Dictionary / Index S shop right: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: shop' right' Pronunciation: [key] — Patent Law. Patent Law. the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. shopping plaza shop steward Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language