high street

noun

British
: a main or principal street

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Questions have risen over the future of Santander’s international footprint, just two decades since its acquisition of Abbey National brought it to the front of Britain’s high street. Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025 And while players like Inditex, H&M, and Debenhams Group are innovating to stay afloat, the long-term future of high street fashion remains uncertain. Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Denim was dark-washed, structured and streamlined across the collections presented for fall, when the high street stores will offer up a studiously serious take on dressing. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025 The Swedish high street retailer said the timing of Black Friday had hurt sales, but that things had picked up in December and January. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high street was before the 12th century

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20street. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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