department store

noun

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

Examples of department store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As of mid-July 2026, Karabus said the market gap between off-price and traditional department store retailers remains stark. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

The company has about 17,000 employees and nearly 300 department stores in 16 Southeast states. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

The Celestron AstroMaster 130mm offered a decent 130 millimeters of aperture — more than double many cheap department store refractors. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Some of the most important figures in 20th Century fashion were Jewish, from designers to editors to department store pioneers. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for department store

• conquistador
• covenantor
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore

Kids Definition

department store

noun

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