department store
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of department store
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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He claims to have found a copy of “Lunch on a Beam,” also known as “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” at an Austrian department store in 1989 and recognized it from an old family album.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Grilled "kabayaki" using fully farmed eel will be sold from May 29 at a department store in Tokyo and several other outlets including online shops in Japan.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
One department store worker told the BBC that shoppers were being deterred by children "coming in en masse, creating noise and chaos".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
She folded his sweaters with an expertise she had learned from her job in a department store.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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