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

Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk on Allen Avenue on Saturday morning, eagerly awaiting entry into one of the first new storefronts to open in Altadena since the Eaton fire burned over 14,000 acres and took 19 lives. —Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Scattered across Garcia storefronts in the Netherlands since the end of February, 800 pairs of jeans have a provenance worth pointing out. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026

Adjective

The original Lunalux was founded in 1993 as a storefront letterpress card and stationery shop in Loring Park, in Minneapolis. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026

Maria Antonia Cay, who owns the iconic Latino social club Toñita’s in Williamsburg, posed fiercely inside of a perfect storefront replica of her Brooklyn bar. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 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
• savant
• daunt