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department store
noun
a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments for sales and administrative purposes.
Origin:
1885–90,
Americanism
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department store
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n
a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
department store
1847, from
department
. A store that sells a variety of items, organized by department.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Cosmetic companies provide prizes which are given at random to
department store
employees.
After four decades of decline, the
department store
has again become a
destination for shoppers.
The
department store
makes a charge to the paint supplier based on the space
required to maintain the inventory.
He worked as a
department store
clerk, and started his own small business
manufacturing jewelry cases.
The
department store
handles stocking of shelves and all aspects of the sale.
Department store
managers direct and coordinate the activities in these stores.
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