department store

noun

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

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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Motier Ventures, owned by the family behind the French department store chain Galeries Lafayette, also invested. Evan Renov, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 Photo: Hedrich Blessing Collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The National Historic Landmark was built for Lillian and Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., patrons of modern architecture and department store owners. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025 All the while very purposefully thrusting himself into the conversation — which is sort of like someone stripping naked, standing in a department store window, then asking why everyone is staring. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025 Torrence Irvin also worked indoors — as a department store manager. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 May 2025 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 20 May. 2025.

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department store

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