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

Malls, once anchored by department stores, are reinventing themselves as experience hubs—think escape rooms, arcades and bowling alleys, with small commerce areas tucked in alongside. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Another grocery store could be coming to a vacant Independence plaza as the city continues working to attract new businesses to replace several shuttered department stores. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The brand sells its products through department stores, 108 domestic locations and 68 international stores across Canada, China and Japan, as well as through its e-commerce channel. — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Success there then led to the technology’s implementation in movie theaters and then department stores. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 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