storefront

American  

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

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of storefront

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front

Example Sentences

And yet, it’s rare to find a storefront that compels me to pause and look, as so few display anything other than exactly what is on the racks inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

However, she added the Epic Games Store, the developer's digital storefront, had also seen a decline in third-party spending across 2023/2024.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

That’s nearly as high as the rates on traditional storefront payday loans, which average around 391%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

The other recreated a storefront thronged by smiling people moving to Bad Bunny’s beats.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

It was with them that she and my father started the New Brown Memorial Baptist Church, a small storefront church which still stands in Red Hook today.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride