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

The storefronts are sheathed in a pale, pinkish stone. —Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Among them is a storefront with Amazon — The Edit by DB Studio — and a menswear collection with Perry Ellis, both of which were announced earlier in April. —Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 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

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

Rhymes for storefront

• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• daunt