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
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Virtual charter schools, which can have a broader reach because they're not tied to a brick-and-mortar location, made up about 9% of the nation's charter schools in the 2022-2023 school year.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, agents don’t need to lease office space, hire employees or manage inventory.
—David Price, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Today, 12 years after opening the first brick-and-mortar, there are 103 locations across the country.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Villa’s Taco’s, one of the 101 best restaurants in L.A., unveiled the third bricks-and-mortar restaurant in its expanding chain, but unlike the other Highland Park outpost and the stall in Grand Central Market, Villa’s Tacos #3 is all about seafood.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, agents don’t need to lease office space, hire employees or manage inventory.
—David Price, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Today, 12 years after opening the first brick-and-mortar, there are 103 locations across the country.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Villa’s Taco’s, one of the 101 best restaurants in L.A., unveiled the third bricks-and-mortar restaurant in its expanding chain, but unlike the other Highland Park outpost and the stall in Grand Central Market, Villa’s Tacos #3 is all about seafood.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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