dollar store

noun

US

: a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars

Inflatable balloons, holiday decorations, toothbrushes and spices are some of the best deals you can buy at the dollar store.

—The Tulsa World

The dollar store sector is experiencing brisk sales growth as shoppers flock to the discount chains for their convenience and low prices. Dollar Tree, where gift bags, paper towels and other items literally cost a buck, continues to dramatically expand its footprint in the wake of buying its competitor Family Dollar for $8.5 billion in 2014.

—Charisse Jones

Examples of dollar store in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, dollar store chains are struggling despite having some of the lowest prices in retail. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025

Notably, both dollar store banners’ stocks outperformed Walmart’s during some of those years, yet have been struggling more recently. —Melissa Repko,robert Hum, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

And [dollar stores are] just everywhere. —Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025

These are like dollar store rats. —Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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