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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The last of the department stores in Miami-Dade and Broward could be demolished as part of redevelopment plans approved by the city of Miami. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025 Founded in 1901, this luxury department store chain has built a reputation for exceptional customer service and premium merchandise. Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 Name something more harrowing than the experience of trying on ill-fitting swimsuit after ill-fitting swimsuit under the fluorescent lighting of a department store’s dressing room. Izzy Baskette, People.com, 17 May 2025 Milstein was able to overcome the pressures that department stores put on vendors to not sell off-price to Burlington with his Seventh Avenue street smarts, wholesale background, and by getting many outerwear vendors to consider Burlington as crucial to their business. David Moin, Footwear News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for department store

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 May. 2025.

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department store

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