pharm

Examples

• All

• The U.S. medical care market's high costs are attributable to a variety of factors, but perhaps the most significant is the potential for "rent" profits to Big Med, Big Pharm, and Big Insurance.

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• She works as a cashier at the local pharm near our house.

• The pharm always has a great selection of over-the-counter medications.

Synonyms

P

pharmacy

vspharm

141 2.3

A shop that sells medicines and other health items

is the informal slang form rather than the neutral or formal name

D

drugstore

vspharm

• US

103 1.0

A shop that sells medicine and everyday items like soap and snacks

is a slang term used mainly for the core medicine-selling sense

C

chem

vspharm

• UK

9 8.9

A shop that sells medicines and fills prescriptions

is an even shorter informal label for the same place

D

dispensary

vspharm

6 4.7

A place in a hospital or clinic where staff prepare and give out medicines to patients

is an informal retail label used for public shops rather than clinics

C

chemist's shop

vspharm

• UK

1 1.9

A shop that sells medicines and other health items like toiletries

is a slangy short form used in casual speech for that shop

C

chemist's

vspharm

• UK

1.3

A shop where you buy medicines and other health items

is a more colloquial, shortened way to name that shop

A

apothecary's shop

vspharm

• Archaic

9.9

A shop where a person makes and sells medicines and home remedies

is a modern informal name used for present-day retail medicine outlets

Surface Forms

Etymology