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department store — ➔ store1 * * * department store UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a large store that sells many kinds of products in different parts of the building: »She took a job as a sales assistant in the lingerie section of a department store. → See Note STORE(Cf … Financial and business terms
department store — 1878; A store that sells a variety of items, organized by DEPARTMENT (Cf. department). The Department Store is the outgrowth of the cheap counter business originated by Butler Brothers in Boston about ten years ago. The little Five Cent Counter… … Etymology dictionary
department store — [n] retail store anchor store, chain store, dime store, discount store, five and dime store, outlet store, shop, store; concepts 325,439,448,449 … New thesaurus
Department store — De*part ment store A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged in several departments. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
department store — ☆ department store n. a large retail store for the sale of many kinds of goods arranged in departments … English World dictionary
department store — department stores N COUNT A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods … English dictionary
department store — index market (business) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
department store — ► NOUN ▪ a large shop stocking many types of goods in different departments … English terms dictionary
Department store — A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer s personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price … Wikipedia
Department store — A large retail company that plans, buys, merchandises, and displays merchandise in groups/departments either by target market or by product category such as in a swimwear department, a coat department, a designer collection department, and a… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
department store — a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments for sales and administrative purposes. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * Retail establishment that sells a wide variety of goods. These usually include ready… … Universalium
