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 With its huge windows framing the corpses on display, the morgue bore an uncomfortable resemblance to a department store. JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 In fact, 78% of Wisconsinites live within 30 minutes of a Kohl’s department store. Andrew Hahn, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024 In a repurposing of empty retail space, the houses will occupy former department store locations at Dallas Galleria and King of Prussia mall (near Philadelphia). Erika Tulfo, CNN, 18 June 2024 Retailers ranging from Walmart and Target on the mass end to J.C. Penney and Kohl’s in the mid-tier, department stores and specialty retailers such as Old Navy and Gap as well as Amazon have started carrying the Messi line, which quietly began rolling out for summer. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2024.

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department store

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