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discount store

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If you purchase a mattress from a discount store, you are realistically increasing the risk of problems.

From MarketWatch Jan. 26, 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

The discount store operator said it now expects comparable store-sales growth of between 10% and 11% for fiscal 2024, compared with between 5% and 6% estimated previously.

From Reuters Sep. 13, 2023

The next day, after lunch, Concha took Lupita to a discount store close to the motel and helped her pick out a dress.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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