department store
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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
1885–90, Americanism
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| department store | |
| —n | |
| a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
department store
1847, from department. A store that sells a variety of items, organized by department.
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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.
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