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

Three decades later, the department store had become a shadow of its former self, reporting annual losses since 2019. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

For months, supermarkets, department stores, museums and planetariums across Spain have sold or distributed the glasses, with many pharmacies running out of stock ahead of Wednesday. — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

For months, supermarkets, department stores, museums and planetariums across Spain had sold or distributed the glasses, with many pharmacies running out of stock ahead of Wednesday. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Of course, Knoxville decided to up the stakes by squaring off with the man in a department store. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 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