gift shop
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡɪft ʃɑp/
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tienda de regalos
- This is the coolest gift shop I think I've ever seen.
- sold in gift shops
And I went on the last day, and there's a guy who works in the gift shop, and I went in there to say goodbye to him.
- And I went on the last day, and there's a guy who works in the gift shop, and I went in there to say goodbye to him.
- When I was a kid, I bought this shirt at a a Times Square gift shop.
- He was in town in a pub, got drunk, went past a small gift shop with the pineapple in the window and thought it would be great decor for us.
- And she's in this gift shop and she named everything that they have.
- And I'm very, very lucky because the gift shop had a discount on it and I bought this.
- Because Skims has a holiday gift shop I bought for myself this fabulous robe that I plan on spending all of Christmas break in.
- She was visiting a place wherever and she asked the girl that works at a gift shop to give her a tour and the girl, the gift shop told her that she was busy.
Examples
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After the museum tour, we stopped by the gift shop to buy some postcards.
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The Arizona Center opened in November 1990 with 64 gift shops, restaurants, and nightclubs for affluent customers.
Academic text (1995) -
Hotel gift shop or the airport?
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Do you want to go to the gift shop?
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We had to buy tickets at a gift shop on the first floor.
Fiction book (1998) -
Andy, look, they have a gift shop!
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You should see what they charge for roses at the gift shop.
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After we finished our exploration of the museum, we went into some gift shops nearby.
Academic text (2003) -
I went to the gift shop and bought myself a pack of Luckys.
Fiction book (1993) -
Coming up on the left, we have the Virtucon gift shop, offering a wide range of Virtucon licensed products.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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3.3
A shop that sells small, unusual or funny gifts
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shop that sells items suitable for giving as gifts' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gift' (an item given to someone) with 'shop' (a place that sells goods). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Gift shop is a simple name for a small shop near a museum or hotel that sells things to give as gifts, like postcards, snow globes, or local crafts. That's why it means 'a shop that sells items suitable as gifts'.