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

In 2022, Calida Group acquired Cosabella for $80 million, outlining plans to expand both its department store and digital business, both Stateside and in Europe. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, there was no greater barometer of class than the department store. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

But traffic picked up during the Christmas season, and the company grossed $3,200 its first year, even as David continued his day job working sixty-hour weeks as a manager at department store TG&Y. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

But eventually, cheap off-brand department store bicycles sapped Huffy sales, and in 2004 the company filed for bankruptcy. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 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