shopping center

noun

: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood

called also shopping plaza

Examples of shopping center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As much as 80% of mobile traffic originates indoors, in apartment towers, shopping centers, hospitals and transit tunnels. — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

White Castle has already broken ground at its first Texas location in Denton County at 4520 Destination Drive in the Marketplace shopping center. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

An arrest warrant is shedding more light on what led to a murder charge against a security guard at a Fort Worth shopping center. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026

There are several advantages to owning the shopping centers, Portela said. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shopping center

• epicenter
• multicenter
• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• dissenter
• frequenter
• indenter
• inventor
• precentor
• preventer

Kids Definition

shopping center

noun

: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually located in a suburban area and having a large parking lot