company store
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of company store
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The company issued its own money, and workers used it for rent on company-owned homes and goods at the company store or local businesses.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022
It said the county’s contract with Fulgent prohibits the disclosure of data collected without the county’s written permission and requires that the company store and process data in the continental United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022
Ikea HQ is exactly what you might expect: a company store modified to function as the main office for 5,400 employees.
From The Verge • Dec. 18, 2019
I was raised in a company house in a company town where the miners had to buy their own oilers — that is, rubber coveralls — drill bits and other tools at the company store.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2019
When the Pilar Cafe was constructed across from the company store in 1949, it was a Devine operation.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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