gift shop

noun

: a store (such as a small store in a museum) that sells things which might be given people as gifts

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As the story goes, Konheim wore one and sent the other 59 to the designer’s Madison Avenue store, where an enterprising security guard took one to his other job at the Metropolitan Opera gift shop. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Then the mob went in and nabbed the books out of the gift shop. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 The cafe, inside the gift shop, offers simple snacks, coffee, and sandwiches—best to skip it and dine elsewhere in the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 Morbid Anatomy, which is free and open on weekends, earns money through its gift shop, classes, events and online journal. — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gift shop

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“Gift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20shop. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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