brick-and-mortar

Also bricks-and-mor·tar

[brik-uhn-mawr-ter]

adjective

1. pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to internet or remote services.

2. made of bricks and mortar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brick-and-mortar¹

First recorded in 1860–65 brick-and-mortar for def. 2; brick-and-mortar def. 1 in 1985–90