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department store

American  

noun

  1. a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments for sales and administrative purposes.

department store British  

noun

  1. a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods

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Etymology

Origin of department store

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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The partnership, which operates the eponymous department store chain and Waitrose supermarkets, said underlying profits had grown during its last financial year.

From BBC

The department store chain posted better-than-expected earnings for its latest quarter, though it guided for its fifth straight year of declining comparable sales.

From Barron's

The department store chain posted a larger-than-anticipated drop in sales for its latest quarter and guided for its fifth straight year of declining comparable sales.

From Barron's

When a department store approached us about carrying Tibi, we didn’t have to deliberate.

From MarketWatch

Most of its 32 department stores are in malls, a way of retail left for dead by many.

From The Wall Street Journal

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