department store
Americannoun
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department stores
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of department store
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The department store chain Kohl’s prevents agentic purchases, a spokeswoman said, declining to elaborate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Born in Minnesota, he was entranced as a child by the Midwestern, midcentury power of Dayton’s department store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Aberdeen, the building that used to house BHS - a department store shuttered in 2016 - is being converted into an entrance plaza for the new food and drink market.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
During that process, another call came in that the suspect had moved into the nearby Marshalls department store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He followed her into Jenners, a large department store that filled an entire city block.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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