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outlet store

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[out-let stawr] / ˈaʊt lɛt ˌstɔr /

noun

  1. a store in which a manufacturer sells 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.


Etymology

Origin of outlet store

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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"It's been quite hard dragging people into Paisley. The biggest blow was losing the Marks & Spencer's outlet store to the new retail park," Elaine said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Dishman, 29, who works at a Vans outlet store in West Carrollton, Ohio, said his hours were nearly halved during the pandemic, from about 35 hours a week to 20.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

Things are more spacious in Imagineering’s current digs, which sit above Disney’s cast members-only outlet store.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2019

Mata, the UW student from Ecuador, was shopping with her brother at an outlet store in Tulalip shortly after the election.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017

The next day he was in Freeport and stopped at the Ralph Lauren factory outlet store.

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure

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