department store

noun

: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

Examples of department store in a Sentence

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Isidor was a co-owner of the Macy’s department store. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 On the retail clothing front, fashion and department stores are experiencing a fundamental shift toward zero inventory models. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC news, 11 June 2025 The department store still has another distribution center located nearby in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in Cedar Hill, Texas. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 June 2025 In addition to returning to Amazon in the United States, Nike is adding new retailer partners, such as Printemps, a French department store that recently opened its first US location in New York. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for department store

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of department store was in 1887

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“Department store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department%20store. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods
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