outlet mall

American  

[out-let mawl] / ˈaʊt lɛt ˌmɔl /

noun

outlet malls plural

1. a retail complex consisting mainly of stores in which manufacturers sell their own products directly to customers, often for a price that is cheaper than the same goods would be in a store not run directly by the manufacturer.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• outlet malls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of outlet mall

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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outlet mall

Leslie Swanson, chief operating officer at outlet mall owner Tanger, said the organizers of the recent mall takeovers are typically local teens trying to build clout on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

But the track’s owners filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and plans were made to demolish the facility and replace it with an outlet mall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

Even without Amazon, traffic backs up along I-5 near Woodburn’s outlet mall during the holiday season.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

The Chos, a Korean American family, lived in a two-story house in a newer neighborhood in Dallas, 14 miles south of the outlet mall.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2023

Leroy “Curly” Branitt, who was temporarily between jobs, had been driving his wife and mother-in-law to the outlet mall when he’d decided to make the brief detour.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen