store
- noun
- /stɔr/
- I went to the store to get wine from my mom.
- grain stores
- ship's stores
Examples
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At the movie store, the customer can specify that he wants to rent five movies.
Academic text (2011) -
I have to make sure my store's not burning to the ground.
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And when I got to the store, it was closed.
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This came from a store in I think Portland.
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Our small living room looked like the store room of a toy shop.
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This is an appliance store, I believe.
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You go down to the hardware store and you buy fuses.
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There's this huge store just for umbrellas here.
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In the first decades of the 1900s, some oil companies and department stores issued proprietary customer loyalty cards.
Academic text (2017) -
After visiting the store, I bought some fresh vegetables for dinner.
Synonyms
A place where people buy things and pay for services
A shop that sells food and household items
A place where people keep things until they need them
A shop that sells food and other everyday items
A large store where you buy food and household items
A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe
A space where people or things are kept
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
A place where large amounts of goods are kept before being sent out
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
A room where you keep things you do not use often
A shop that sells goods in small amounts directly to people
A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items
A shop that sells clothes for men and women
A large shop that sells many different things in separate sections
A place where things are kept safe for future use
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
A shop in a small town that sells many everyday things
A very large shop that sells food, clothes, and things for the home
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
A building where goods are kept for later use
A small room where people keep office and cleaning supplies
A room in a shop or business where extra goods are kept until needed
A shop that sells computers and accessories
A room in a shop where staff keep extra goods before they go on sale
A place that keeps food or goods very cold to stop them from spoiling
A shop that sells clothes and accessories for men
A large building where a company keeps goods until they sell or use them
A shop or company that has and sells goods of a particular brand
A port or warehouse that stores goods and sends them on, often without import taxes
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
Idioms
- Informal
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
Compounds
A large shop that sells many kinds of goods in separate sections like clothing and furniture
A small shop that sells snacks, drinks and basic groceries and is often open late
A store that is part of a group owned by the same company and sells the same goods
A person who works in a shop watching for people who steal and stopping them
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
- Specialized
A place where the military keeps and gives out weapons and ammunition
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Store comes from an old French word estore meaning 'supply'. A store can be a building that keeps supplies for later, so the word naturally means a place where goods are kept.