five-and-ten

American  

[fahyv-uhn-ten] / ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn /

noun

1. Also called five-and-ten-cent store.  Also called dime store, ten-cent store.  Also called five-and-dime.  a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.

Etymology

Origin of five-and-ten

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

five-and-ten

Broadway, the neighborhood’s high street, is served by five-and-ten dollar businesses: Walgreen’s, Wendy’s, soft ice cream stands, and grimy diners serving city chicken.

From Salon ● May 12, 2013

Others hold out for a while; S. S. Kresge's 800-store five-and-ten chain and some others, after withstanding several card parties, now plan to clear their shelves of such products.

From Time Magazine Archive

If any Gothic soars into the morning, it commemorates not God but the Woolworth five-and-ten cent stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

Japanese sales to Sears, Roebuck fell off 70%, sales to five-and-ten chains dropped, sales of silk and Japanese textiles tumbled.

From Time Magazine Archive

I didn’t have any money, but I walked down to the five-and-ten store.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

Related Words

• boutique
• chain store
• convenience store
• deli
• department store
• discount store
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• grocery store
• market
• outlet
• shop
• shopping center
• showroom
• supermarket