department store

noun

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: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

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Marc Jacobs, who will remain as creative director, is a Capital F fashion designer and G-III is known more for its work with department stores that at least dabble with more down-to-earth prices. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 During that process, another call came in that the suspect had moved into the nearby Marshalls department store. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The department store had promised to place a new store there until economic difficulties following COVID-19 prompted Nordstrom’s, in 2022, to back out. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 The duvet had been purchased in 1992, when Songer’s mother, Rebekah Songer, was 16 and working at the now-defunct ZCMI department store. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for department store

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First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of department store was in 1887

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department store

noun
: a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

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