storefront

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noun

store·​front ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 

1

: the front side of a store or store building facing a street

2

: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront

storefront

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church

a storefront evangelist

2

: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront

a storefront school

3

: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services

storefront lawyers

a storefront clinic

Examples of storefront in a Sentence

Noun

He rented a storefront on Main Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Growth Becomes a Question of Precision Traditionally, the wholesale growth story was largely about expansion with more storefronts, more territories and more accounts. — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The dealer at the center of Perlman’s earlier lawsuit, Leslie Roberts, sold the works from his Coconut Grove storefront. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Adjective

And through links with Amazon, Shopify, eBay, TikTok Shop and Walmart, Alibaba said sellers can access supported storefront workflows from a single place. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

By the early 1990s, the center was fading, with the storefront count dropping from 130 to 87. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing storefront

• storefront church

Rhymes for storefront

• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• passant
• savant