storefront

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noun

store·​front ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt How to pronounce storefront (audio)
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: 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.
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Noun
As has become standard, Winfrey is working with Amazon to create a storefront to purchase the items. Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 Things To Do in Fredericksburg Explore the Charming Old-Fashioned Downtown One aspect of Fredericksburg has stood the test of time: the historic storefronts up and down Main Street. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
But the first storefront space of Colony, the ten-year-old designers’ co-op, is also a testament to a space that does things a little differently. Natalia Torija, Curbed, 21 June 2024 Watch as the camera follows him one night, toward a storefront window display larded with grotesque African caricatures. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for storefront 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of storefront was in 1850

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“Storefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storefront. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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