brick-and-mortar

adjective

brick-and-mor·tar ˈbrik-ən(d)-ˈmȯr-tər

variants or bricks-and-mortar

: relating to or being a traditional business serving customers in a building as contrasted to an online business

a brick-and-mortar store

Examples of brick-and-mortar in a Sentence

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These are the very items that have become increasingly difficult for shoppers to access, as they are often locked behind glass shelves in brick-and-mortar stores. —

Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Available both online and in the bricks-and-mortar gift shop. —

Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Hamilton Watch officially opened its first U.S. brick-and-mortar store in Lancaster, Pa., a fitting return to the roots of the company that was founded in 1892 in this picturesque city in the middle of Pennsylvania farm country. —

Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The bakery will expand into a brick-and-mortar shop at 15466 Los Gatos Blvd in Spring 2025. —

Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brick-and-mortar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brick-and-mortar was in 1975

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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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