department store

noun

Synonyms of department storenext
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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Also buried there are members of the Macy family of the Macy's department stores. Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 Straight from the department store beauty counter. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026 The series finds Ash Williams — of the original Evil Dead trilogy — living in a trailer park and working as a department store stocker, still haunted by his experiences slaying Deadites three decades earlier. Sammi Burke, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026 And, in true department store fashion, Nordstrom’s return policy is next level, with no strict time limits. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026 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 12 Feb. 2026.

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department store

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