gift shop
noun
: a store (such as a small store in a museum) that sells things which might be given people as gifts
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Fancy Glass Thrift stores are a great place to look for blown-glass figurines, like fall pumpkins, that can sometimes be overpriced in your go-to gift shop.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the decades, Beans & Barley expanded from a health-food store to a daily cafe, catering business, deli and gift shop, which sold housewares, toys, wine, beer and more.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Reviewing her incoming and outgoing calls in the days leading up to her death, Sarah found that Mihich had been in touch with multiple hospice coordinators and loan agencies, as well as a Washington State pharmacist who runs a compounding pharmacy out of a gift shop.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
At the end of the museum tour is a giant TV screen that leads to the gift shop.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the decades, Beans & Barley expanded from a health-food store to a daily cafe, catering business, deli and gift shop, which sold housewares, toys, wine, beer and more.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Reviewing her incoming and outgoing calls in the days leading up to her death, Sarah found that Mihich had been in touch with multiple hospice coordinators and loan agencies, as well as a Washington State pharmacist who runs a compounding pharmacy out of a gift shop.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
At the end of the museum tour is a giant TV screen that leads to the gift shop.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gift shop
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“Gift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20shop. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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