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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And with the expectation that Nike will increase shipments of core, sub-$100 dollar, footwear to the family footwear and department store channels, those sales should offset ongoing weakness of the Dunk franchise in the wholesale channel. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 The feds said a $10,400 grant from a department store to be used to feed hungry children was actually laundered through a church to pay back rent. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 What long held the interest of activist investors (a.k.a., vulture capitalists) has nothing to do with fashion or Thanksgiving Day parades, or just about anything having to do with the ailing department store business. Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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department store

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