shopping center

noun

1. a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping center¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

We’re buying distressed shopping centers that are being repurposed for residential.

From Time

She immediately got in her car and met Currey at the parking lot of a nearby shopping center, where he regularly spends the night, cramped in his Chevy Tahoe.

From Washington Post

The lawsuit states that Page spotted Sopp’s red Toyota Camry in a shopping center parking lot minutes later, then followed him onto I-83 and signaled for the Camry to pull over, which it promptly did.

From Washington Post

I was raised in Philip, South Dakota, a small rural community located 80 miles from the nearest big-box shopping center.

From Eater

Where stores and shopping centers can enforce mask use at all times and offices can send their workers home to operate remotely, food businesses are by nature tied to the act of eating, which requires taking off that mask.

From Eater

Earlier this week, Regency Centers, a shopping center developer, sold $250 million in so-called green bonds.

From The Daily Beast

A second “ping” then put the phone in the vicinity of a shopping center in Kissimmee.

From The Daily Beast

The final phase of the “celebration” was held that night in the parking lot of the shopping center.

From The Daily Beast

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the name of the shopping center under siege.

From The Daily Beast

A gunman went on a rampage in a Portland, Ore., shopping center, killing two people and then himself.

From The Daily Beast

Gaston right here which is the main street when you leave this shopping center.

From Project Gutenberg

October 13, when she sought to instruct Lee Harvey Oswald on the local parking lot—was it by a shopping center?

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, we shopped at a dime store immediately adjacent, or in the same shopping center as the driver's license bureau.

From Project Gutenberg

"Might as well get killed for a sheep as a lamb," Jerry thought, riding through a puddle on his way to the shopping center.

From Project Gutenberg

The building was torn down to make way for a large shopping center.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arcade
• bazaar
• flea market
• mall
• plaza
• shopping mall