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shopping mall

American  

noun

  1. mall.

  2. a shopping center.

shopping mall British  

noun

  1. a large enclosed shopping centre

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Etymology

Origin of shopping mall

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Shopping mall owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on Wednesday raised its guidance for the second time this year, as tenant sales for the first nine months of 2022 exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

Shopping mall developer Rick Caruso can buy just about anything he wants without first balancing his checkbook.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Shopping mall parking lots turned into vacant expanses.

From New York Times • May 26, 2020

Shopping mall tycoon Frank Lowy of Westfield Group took the No. 3 spot with a net worth of $5 billion, up from $4.6 billion last year.

From Forbes • Feb. 3, 2015

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