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company store
noun
- a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of company store1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
The inevitable company store was connected with the stage yard, but it was not so odious then as now.
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As without exception these women kept house, the company "van" speedily expanded to a company store.
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Some of the bosses are too hard on 'em, sir, an' a good many think it's like sellin' theirselves to deal at the company store.
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These included small supplies such as candy and fruits, and they were on sale at the usual post exchange or company store.
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Except at the company store, this scrip was worth only from seventy to ninety cents on the dollar.
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