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di-PAHTM-uh-nt-stor/dɪˈpɑːtmənt ˌstɔː/

A department store (id: department-store) is a large shop divided into sections that sell many kinds of goods. A shopping centre is a group of shops; a supermarket is mainly food. Uniform: the department-store counter is not the school shop; check the handbook list first.

Meaning

A large shop divided into sections that sell many kinds of goods.

Examples

• “The department-store uniform counter is not the school shop; check the handbook list first.”
• “A department-store receipt is still needed for a refund; the college ID is not a loyalty card.”

Good to know

a department store. Contrast: a shopping centre / a supermarket. High street / uniform. Countable stores. Mix-up: a department in school is a subject team, not a shop.

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