department store

noun

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

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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Final verdict: Is this going to set you back more than your average department store fragrance? Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 Jan. 2025 Last week, the department store chain agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group. Anne D’innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 The Tea Room at L.S. Ayres The eighth floor of downtown department store L.S. Ayres & Co. was reserved for a luxurious dining experience for anyone who wanted to be served by waiters in crisp uniforms and clean their sticky fingers in bowls filled with water and rose petals. Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024 It was originally built for John Pirie Jr. of the department store chain Carson Pirie Scott & Company and was later owned by the Armour family. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for department store 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

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department store

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