department store

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noun

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

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Origin of department store

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby department store

department of state, department of the interior, department of the treasury, department of transportation, department of veterans affairs, department store, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture
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Words related to department store

shop, store

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British Dictionary definitions for department store

department store

noun

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