storefront

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noun

store·​front ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 

1

: the front side of a store or store building facing a street

2

: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront

storefront

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church

a storefront evangelist

2

: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront

a storefront school

3

: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services

storefront lawyers

a storefront clinic

Examples of storefront in a Sentence

Noun

He rented a storefront on Main Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As part of the agreement—and as is standard for Shein Marketplace sellers—The Children’s Place (TCP) will choose which items to offer on its storefront, set the prices for those items and fulfill the items. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2024

Ordering Thanksgiving dinner online with Walmart is easier than ever—simply add your preferred dinner bundle to your Walmart cart and opt for delivery or pickup at your local Walmart storefront. —Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024

Adjective

So far, in these areas of the city, the free market has mostly just provided strip-mall, storefront private schools as well as what are called microschools, with little on their websites that working parents can use to judge their curricula, quality or cost. —Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2024

Improvements must be visible to the public, and can include outdoor signage repair, exterior painting, storefront reconstruction and window and door upgrades. —Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing storefront

• storefront church