storefront

American  

[stawr-fruhnt, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

• storefronts
  plural

1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.

2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare.

   After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the frontage of a store, especially the display windows.

   a storefront sign.

2. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street.

   a storefront community center.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• storefronts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of storefront

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front

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Example Sentences

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The quirky storefront invites passersby to stop and have a look, almost like curious cats themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

On my first trip to a small storefront in Chinatown, I spent about $20 to play nine times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

On a busy road across from a dry cleaner, the storefront entrance blends into the real tire shop it’s attached to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Last week, Sony announced it would stop manufacturing discs for all new PlayStation games released after January 2028, making its branded digital storefront the default retail outpost for all console owners going forward.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

In 1933, Assumption Church had moved out of its quarters in the storefront on Hart Street.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Warm jazz fills the air as crews work on new storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

They form webs of businesses without storefronts that are owned by other businesses, passing vast sums of money back and forth and even overseas with minimal oversight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Shuttered storefronts lined Calle Real, the city's main commercial artery, where the usual flow of shoppers and residents had been replaced by scores of migrants milling around the streets.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

He turned into an airshaft between two storefronts and went back to the alley.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

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