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
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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Robert Pressman, a third-generation member of the family that turned Barneys New York into a designer emporium and New York City institution, has filed a lawsuit alleging that his kin evaded millions in taxes by falsely claiming that their late mother lived in Florida.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
That year, Martin Van Buren was president; Michigan became a state; Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young created a fancy goods emporium that would become Tiffany & Co.; John Deere patented the first commercial steel plow; and John Lea & William Perrins created Worcestershire sauce.
—Leeann Adams, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Then step out into Porto’s golden hour for a sunset stroll along a tangle of narrow streets—past open-air pizzerias, pop-up markets, and quirky boutiques like Porto’s sardine emporium, climbing toward the soaring arches of the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For dedicated sports collectors and casual Indianapolis sports fans alike, the emporium is a veritable treasure trove.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
That year, Martin Van Buren was president; Michigan became a state; Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young created a fancy goods emporium that would become Tiffany & Co.; John Deere patented the first commercial steel plow; and John Lea & William Perrins created Worcestershire sauce.
—Leeann Adams, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Then step out into Porto’s golden hour for a sunset stroll along a tangle of narrow streets—past open-air pizzerias, pop-up markets, and quirky boutiques like Porto’s sardine emporium, climbing toward the soaring arches of the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For dedicated sports collectors and casual Indianapolis sports fans alike, the emporium is a veritable treasure trove.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emporium. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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emporium
noun
em·po·ri·um
im-ˈpōr-ē-əm
em-,
-ˈpȯr-
plural emporiums also emporia
-ē-ə
1
a
b
: a center of business activity
2
: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise
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