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

Why are so there so many empty storefronts along Coral Gables’ beloved Miracle Mile? —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

The store is going into an empty storefront in southwest Fort Worth, according to a filing Wednesday with the state. —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026

Adjective

Through this replatform, Levi’s is leveraging Scayle’s intuitive and flexible core commerce features, such as checkout, promotion engine, and frontend storefront application, to take full ownership of its digital future. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026

And when Frank died, in 2019, flowers threaded through the storefront grill turned the space into a monument. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Mar. 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