department store
Americannoun
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department stores
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of department store
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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At 90,000 square feet, the proposed complex would be larger than an average Kohl’s department store, which the company says occupies roughly 80,000 square feet.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Dozens more who worked at his luxury department store have filed for compensation under a redress scheme set up after a 2024 BBC documentary revealed the scale of his alleged offences.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
One proposed explanation pointed to large industrial fans operating inside a department store warehouse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The old department store site was then bought by Criterion Capital, the development company headed up by billionaire Asif Aziz.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Who else would be accosted In' a policeman while innocently awaiting his mother before a department store?
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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