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KORN-uh-shop/ˈkɔːnə ʃɒp/

A corner shop (id: corner-shop) is a small local shop, often on a street corner, selling everyday goods (UK). A supermarket is larger; a newsagent specialises in papers. Meals: the corner shop is not the free-school-meal till; use the canteen account.

Meaning

A small local shop, often on a street corner, selling everyday goods (UK).

Examples

• “The corner shop is not the free-school-meal till; use the canteen account.”
• “Corner-shop milk after late club is fine; energy drinks still fail the school ban.”

Good to know

a corner shop (UK). Contrast: a supermarket / a newsagent. High street / canteen. Countable shops. Mix-up: a corner in football is a set piece, not a shop.

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