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
The site will then lead you through a series of steps to set up a storefront and your payment preferences. Kathy Kristof, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025 According to Downdetector, the peak of the outage was around 3:30 p.m. ET, with more than 3,600 people reporting problems using Walmart’s online storefront. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
In recent years, people have taken years to open a storefront dispensary in the city. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Wilkinson Sinton first applied for storefront retail cannabis licenses in Districts 1, 3 and 4. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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