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bookstore

bookstore

218 1.0
A shop that sells books to the public
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌstɔr/
  • US
translation icon : librería
  • I love browsing the shelves at the bookstore to discover new authors.
  • go to the bookstore
  • visit the bookstore
  • a local bookstore

Based in the backroom of a little known bookstore, which is good.

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Examples

  • Your book is available in all good bookstores right now.

  • You go into a bookstore and you see all of those classics.

  • And if they give me or the bookstore money, a sale takes place.

  • Is the bookstore still under construction?

    Ficciones (2021)

  • A little bookstore out there.

    The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

  • I met a cute guy at a bookstore.

    The Gordon Affair (2021)

  • I went to visit a bookstore in Portland, OR a while back.

  • The good news is, there's a very cool used bookstore - by my house.

    I Used to Be Funny (2024)

  • I enjoy the atmosphere of a Chapters bookstore where you can sit in comfortable chairs and read.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I'm super concerned about local bookstores because of my tour.

Synonyms

store
vsbookstore
∞ 1.0

A shop where people buy goods like food or clothes

is limited to selling books rather than a wide range of goods
shop
vsbookstore
∞ 1.0

A place where people buy things and pay for services

is specific to selling books rather than any goods or services
bookshop
vsbookstore
  • UK
19 1.0

A shop that sells books

is the same meaning but uses an alternative common name
bookstall
vsbookstore
  • UK
1 3.4

A small shop that sells books often in train stations or markets

is larger and used as a full shop not a small public stall
bookstand
vsbookstore
1 1.9

A small stall or table that sells books, often at a market

is usually an independent retail place rather than just a display

How Big

chain store
8 2.4
bookstore
  • US
218 1.0
bookstall
  • UK
1 3.4

Surface Forms

bookstore singular
bookstores plural

Morphology

bookstore = book + store (transparent) = book + store

The meaning is directly the combination of 'book' + 'store' meaning a shop that sells books, which is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Bookstore is made of two simple English words, book and store, and store means 'a place that sells things'. So a bookstore is literally a place that sells books.