five-and-ten

noun

variants also five-and-dime
as in variety store

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Recent Examples of five-and-ten The brewery opened in 2021 inside a building constructed in 1952 as an Edwards five-and-dime store. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The museum is near the site of Alice Walton’s father Sam Walton’s first five-and-dime store, in Alice’s childhood hometown, which is now home to Walmart’s global headquarters (and the small Walmart Museum, complete with a talking hologram of Sam Walton). — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026 The movie takes place entirely in a Texas five-and-dime store where a group of old friends (among them Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, and Kathy Bates) reunite 20 years after James Dean’s death for a reunion of their James Dean fan club. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 That experience, along with the widespread closings of old-fashioned five-and-dime stores, inspired Graczyk to pen the work that would be his legacy. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 Back then, the working class community was thriving, home to clothing stores, a five-and-dime, and a Murry’s grocery store. — Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026 The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 The 75-year-old daughter of Sam Walton, the late Walmart founder who turned a five-and-dime store in rural Arkansas into the world’s largest company by revenue, thinks the US is very close to that breaking point. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five-and-ten
  1. variety store
  2. boutique
  3. exchange
  4. mart
  5. chain store
  6. dime store
  7. thrift shop
  8. department store
Noun
  • Opening in 1951, the Broadway Shopping Center, as it was then called, also offered space for several anchor department stores, along with a Woolworth variety store.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • And that didn’t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
Definition of variety store
Noun
  • Browse Helsinki’s Design District Helsinki’s Design District stretches across several central neighborhoods and includes almost 200 boutiques, galleries, museums, cafés and studios.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The LuisaViaRoma business was established by Luisa Jaquin, who opened a small boutique on Florence’s Via Roma in 1929, planting the first seeds of the family company’s success.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Definition of boutique
Noun
  • Though Wasserman hasn’t been charged with any crime, the exchanges took place before Maxwell had been charged with any wrongdoing, and the LA28 board backed Wasserman, the entertainment mogul sold his agency after several prominent artists fled.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • His platform includes affordable housing, creating county mini marts, senior property reform, and connecting with residents.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Aside from offering low prices on household brands, Nexcom's larger department stores near big bases in California, Florida and Virginia help pay for smaller shops in remote foreign outposts, such as the mini mart in Redzikowo.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of mart
Noun
  • In a press release, the San Jose Police Department said its retail theft unit was investigating retail thefts of large amounts of golf balls from multiple retail chain stores between March 25 and May 5.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Definition of chain store
Noun
  • During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.
    — Alexandra Churchill, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of dime store
Noun
  • Her extensive volunteer work includes managing a philanthropic thrift shop, hiring personnel for adult ESL (English as a Second Language) and youth music classes, and directing a K-12 district-wide summer school program.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Sometimes, car seats and strollers are recycled at recycling centers—but not every thrift shop or Goodwill will do this on your behalf.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of thrift shop
Noun
  • In July 1981, John’s 6-year-old son Adam Walsh vanished from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Fla.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Housed in a former Studebaker dealership that also served as a department store, the 15 rooms (some pet-friendly) can book up weeks in advance, but the lobby and rooftop bars are open to the public.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
Definition of department store

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