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

Different worlds The chilling effect was most obvious in local storefronts tailoring themselves to the labor force. —Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

Durango Antique Market Hunt for bargains and hidden gems at the Durango Antique Market, a downtown storefront with more than 20 different vendors. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025

Adjective

The couple considered renting out the storefront portion of the building while simultaneously toying with the idea of opening a business of their own. —Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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
• savant
• daunt