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 Leblanc joined Victoria Beckham in 2018, having previously headed women’s fashion and brand positioning for department store Printemps in Paris. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024 Nearly everything needed to be redone in the building, which used to be a department store in the 1930s, but Buret was up for the challenge. Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024 The hotel itself is within walking distance of dozens of high end shops, including Selfridge’s, the historic department store, and Bond Street which is loaded with designer boutiques. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Qatar has other high-profile UK investments, including a stake in British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA and ownership of luxury London department store Harrods. Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

department store

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