brick-and-mortar

adjective

brick-and-mor·​tar ˈbrik-ən(d)-ˈmȯr-tər 

variants or bricks-and-mortar

: relating to or being a traditional business serving customers in a building as contrasted to an online business

a brick-and-mortar store

Examples of brick-and-mortar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Opening a brick-and-mortar bakery in 2023, Aldrich’s culinary talent serves a broad customer base. — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Sypert said brick-and-mortar remains critical to the business. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Robles and her family are excited to make East Charlotte the home for their first brick-and-mortar bakery. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Brock and Durawa opened Wy'east after moving their Portland, Oregon, pizza truck business to Milwaukee as a brick-and-mortar restaurant. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brick-and-mortar

• colporteur
• exporter
• headquarter
• importer
• reporter
• supporter
• transporter
• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter