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

The census is used by private business owners looking to make decisions based on where to open new storefronts, where to recruit employees and what services to offer. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The demonstrations, some of the largest in American history, recalled the long hot summer of 1967, when protesters whose lives had only been meagerly improved by recent civil-rights legislation ransacked storefronts in Newark and Detroit. —Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

Adjective

Patrick Mifsud, 61, Owner of Exotic Fireworks in Dearborn Heights, operates both out of a storefront location and temporary tents. —Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 4 July 2025

Founded in 1991, the museum initially displayed art work in Roger Brown’s home on Halsted Street before acquiring the storefront location from the Randolph Street Gallery. —Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 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