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discount store

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noun

  1. a shop where goods are sold at a low price

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The German discount store Aldi may be popular in Brooklyn, but an actual flock of sheep descended onto this German supermarket.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Mondelez International, which owns Cadbury, said it had licensed the brand to Freshstores Limited, which runs the Cadbury discount store "completely independently".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

That bit of science was brought home to Angelenos in 1985, when methane gas in the basement of a Ross discount store near the farmers market blew up; 23 people were hurt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

In the morning I went shopping at a discount store and bought a cheap navy blue suit off the rack.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos