mall
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1.0
- noun
- /mɔl/
- US
:
centro comercial
- We could go to the mall and wander around.
- shopping mall
- go to the mall
- stores in the mall
OK, guys, we just got back from the mall exhausted.
- OK, guys, we just got back from the mall exhausted.
- My favorite store at the mall is Auntie Annie's.
- And now we can't go to the mall till next fall.
- Suddenly, gloriously, the lights from the mall spills over us like Daybreak.
- Then you also have shopping centers, malls that are half empty.
- Even an outlet mall that's outdoors, same concept.
Examples
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I love spending my weekends at the mall because of all the great shops.
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Just tell the driver you want off at the mall; he'll tell you where the stop is.
Fiction book (1993) -
I have not been to the mall in how many months?
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Will you guys meet me at the mall later?
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The mall must be closed.
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"Young people are its customers, and the mall is not interested in driving away its customers."
Academic text (1997) -
Let's go to the mall today.
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It's usually about that day that we drove out to the mall for your birthday.
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We're going to the mall.
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That's what I call a successful trip to the mall.
Synonyms
81
3.5
A group of shops and restaurants with parking and outdoor space
62
1.0
A large building or outdoor area with many shops and restaurants
38
1.6
A large building with many shops and places to eat
20
3.0
A row of stores and restaurants with a parking lot in front along a busy road
1
5.2
A large covered space with shops and restaurants and often a glass roof
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Etymology
Later, the word mall was used for large shopping centers because those wide walking places filled with shops. That's why a mall now means a big indoor place with many stores and places to eat.