department store

noun

Synonyms of department storenext
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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The luxury department store chain employs 1,500 people to provide tailoring and alternations, from hemming jeans and repairing rips to fitting suits and reworking evening gowns. Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 But with their small footprints, Nordstrom’s new service hubs are a way for the company to expand without leasing a giant new department store. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 In the tape, from 2017, Strache suggested ways to donate to his party to avoid campaign finance disclosures and alleged that Gaston Glock, along with the department store heiress Heidi Goëss-Horten and the investor René Benko, had made large donations to the FPÖ via nonprofit associations. Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 Ticketron changed this in 1969, pioneering computerized ticketing and greatly expanding ticket distribution through network kiosks across various retail outlets, such as department stores. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for department store

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of department store was in 1887

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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