storefront

noun store·front \ ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of storefront

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

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

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Examples of storefront in a Sentence

He rented a storefront on Main Street.

Recent Examples of storefront from the Web

Some are looking for prime storefronts to open often upscale retail shops, or in rare cases, cannabis bars where patrons can indulge on the property.

— roger vincent, latimes.com, "Here's why pot sellers are paying prime rents for warehouse and storefront space," 31 Mar. 2018
Online shopping siphoned revenue away from storefronts where newcomers worked.

— www.latimes.com, "A Dream Displaced," 29 Mar. 2018
Besides a takeout storefront and the kitchen, the expansion has an event space with its own entrance.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Transfer Pizzeria, turning 10, expands with south side storefront dedicated to takeout," 12 Mar. 2018
The survival genre has become something that dominates gaming storefronts and discussions.

— steven strom, Ars Technica, "One main mystery makes survival in Subnautica worthwhile," 27 Feb. 2018
Developer Thompson Thrift wants to add a 255-unit, five-story apartment building with first-floor storefronts at the culinary complex, I-69 and 116th Street.

— john tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Apartments added to The Yard culinary district in Fishers," 14 Feb. 2018
What remains today is a tall, arched hallway where blocks of five storefronts or more remain vacant.

— Fortune, "This Shopping Mall Is Only for the Super Rich," 8 Feb. 2018
The city already operates the Motor City Match and Motor City Re-Store efforts, both of which try to match up retailers with available storefronts.

— john gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Detroiters deserve more retail in their neighborhoods; new study backs an old idea," 6 Feb. 2018
Visitors can still walk the wooden sidewalks, view pioneer town storefronts, and tour gold mines as well as enjoying the fresh mountain air and perhaps homemade apple pie, a town hallmark.

— ernie cowan outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Exploring like a tumbleweed," 6 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of storefront

1850

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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adjective

Definition of storefront

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

First Known Use of storefront

1937

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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storefront

noun

Definition of storefront for English Language Learners

: the front side of a store
: a room or group of rooms in the front part of a store building

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