department store
1department store — ➔ store1 * * * department store UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a large store that sells many kinds of products in different parts of the building: »She took a job as a sales assistant in the lingerie section of a department store. → See Note STORE(Cf …
2department store — 1878; A store that sells a variety of items, organized by DEPARTMENT (Cf. department). The Department Store is the outgrowth of the cheap counter business originated by Butler Brothers in Boston about ten years ago. The little Five Cent Counter… …
3department store — [n] retail store anchor store, chain store, dime store, discount store, five and dime store, outlet store, shop, store; concepts 325,439,448,449 …
4Department store — De*part ment store A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged in several departments. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …
5department store — ☆ department store n. a large retail store for the sale of many kinds of goods arranged in departments …
6department store — department stores N COUNT A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods …
7department store — index market (business) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8department store — ► NOUN ▪ a large shop stocking many types of goods in different departments …
9Department store — A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer s personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price …
10Department store — A large retail company that plans, buys, merchandises, and displays merchandise in groups/departments either by target market or by product category such as in a swimwear department, a coat department, a designer collection department, and a… …