emporium

noun

em·po·ri·um | \ im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm,

em-\

plural emporiums also emporia\ im-ˈpȯr-ē-ə ,

em- \

Definition of emporium

1a : 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

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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

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The gig emporium has traditionally facilitated extremely utilitarian, identifiable demands — like, say, graphic design or audio transcription. — Luke.winkie, Vox, "Inside Venezuela’s YouTube prank economy," 12 Dec. 2018 Last night, Paltrow and Stuart Weitzman welcomed a stylish crew, including Amy Astley, Jennifer Fisher, and Lauren Santo Domingo, into her lifestyle emporium, appointed with every elegant accoutrement a Goopie could want. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Gwyneth Paltrow Celebrates Goop Lab’s New York Arrival," 15 Nov. 2018 That's why its latest deal is pretty much unheard of for the beauty emporium: For one weekend only, Sephora is giving out free face masks. — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, "Sephora Is Giving Away Free Face Masks, and There's No Catch," 25 July 2018 The food emporium serves as the backdrop for one of the most crucial scenes in A Star Is Born. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "A Star Is Born Has a Surprising Connection to Britney Spears' Crossroads," 20 Nov. 2018 La Grande Epicerie de Paris Le Bon Marché's flagship food emporium underwent massive renovations in recent years and is even more expansive than ever before, with nearly 3,000 square meters of retail space and some 25,000 products. — Condé Nast Traveler, "20 Best Food Tours in Paris," 3 Mar. 2018 Saks’s epic shoe emporium at the department store’s Fifth Avenue flagship. — Vogue, "Eva Chen and Saks Fifth Avenue Host a Magical Day at 10022-Shoe," 2 Nov. 2018 Cocktail enthusiasts will want to invest in a set of tools for mixing drinks, like this one from Cocktail Kingdom, a favorite emporium of bartenders. — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "How to Drink Whiskey: A Complete Guide," 1 Oct. 2018 Defying their bosses, McCoy and Wattie traverse Glasgow high and low, going from prisons to homeless encampments, old-money mansions to pop-music emporiums. — Tom Nolan, WSJ, "Mysteries: Glaswegian Goons," 4 May 2018

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