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brick-and-mortar
[ brik-uhn-mawr-ter ]
/ ˈbrɪk ənˈmɔr tər /
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adjective
pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to internet or remote services.
made of bricks and mortar.
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Also bricks-and-mor·tar [briks-uhn-mawr-ter] /ˈbrɪks ənˈmɔr tər/ .
Origin of brick-and-mortar
First recorded in 1860–65 for def. 2; def. 1 in 1985–90
Words nearby brick-and-mortar
bribery, bric-a-brac, Brice, bricht, brick, brick-and-mortar, brickbat, brick cheese, brickearth, brickfield, brickie
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