emporium

noun

em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm 

em-

plural emporiums also emporia im-ˈpȯr-ē-ə 

em-

1

a

: a place of trade

especially : a commercial center

b

: a retail outlet

a hardware emporium

a pizza emporium

2

: a store carrying many different kinds of merchandise

Synonyms

• store
• shop
• bazaar

Examples of emporium in a Sentence

an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want

Recent Examples on the Web

Bruton High Street in Somerset is not the most obvious place to find an emporium of cutting-edge design. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

Flashback: Brenner previously founded chocolate emporium Max Brenner, a venture that culminated in a sale to — and non-compete lawsuit with — Israeli food conglomerate Strauss Group. —Richard Collings, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024

In the late 1980s it was converted into a three-screen movie emporium, including a screen in the balcony. —Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025

Grandstand is an emporium of Sox gear, and Josh Ganal, one of the co-owners, went to the back and brought back a Pope Leo 14 White Sox jersey in the home white with pinstripes, which retails for about $220. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em- en- entry 2 + poros passage, journey — more at fare

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for emporium

• scriptorium
• tentorium
• triforium
• auditorium
• cladosporium
• crematorium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium

Kids Definition

emporium

noun

em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpōr-ē-əm 

em-,

-ˈpȯr-

plural emporiums also emporia

-ē-ə

1

a

: marketplace

b

: a center of business activity

2

: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise