department store

noun

: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Saks Fifth Avenue just entered the high jewelry game and now, the luxury department store is expanding its offerings yet again. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024 So all the makeup that Kathy is wearing is expensive, higher-end department store items that Madeline Kingston would actually own. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2024 The project's demolition crews have finished taking down the 1970s expansion of the old shopping mall, leaving Northland's original 1954 footprint and massive four-story Hudson's department store building, which last operated as a Macy's. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024 Roma succeeds Ewan Venters, a onetime chief executive at posh department store Fortnum & Mason, who became Hauser & Wirth’s first global CEO in 2021. News Desk, Artforum, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for department store 

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of department store was in 1887

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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