- deˈpartment ˌstore
- noun [C]a large shop that is divided into separate sections, with each section selling a different type of thing
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deˈpartment ˌstore
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store — ▪ I. store store 1 [stɔː ǁ stɔːr] noun [countable] COMMERCE 1. a large place that sells many different kinds of goods on several different floors, or goods in large quantities: • Most high street stores hold sales in January. • The firm has over… … Financial and business terms
department store — noun a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain (Freq. 8) • Syn: ↑emporium • Hypernyms: ↑mercantile establishment, ↑retail store, ↑sales outlet, ↑outlet … Useful english dictionary
department store — de partment ,store noun count ** a large store divided into separate sections, each section selling a different type of thing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
department store — de partment .store n a large shop that is divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goods … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tietz, Oscar — (1858 1923) entrepreneur; founded Germany s leading de partment store chain, Warenhaus Hermann Tietz. Born in Birnbaum (now Mied zychod in Poland*) to a wealthy Jewish home with widespread familial connections, he left school at thirteen for… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
François Coignet — (* 1814 in Lyon; † 1888 in Saint Denis) war ein französischer Bautechniker. Er gilt als Pionier des experimentellen Betonbaus. 1846 übernahm er mit seinen Brüdern, Louis (* 1819) und Stéphane (* 1820) die chemischen Werke der Familie in Lyon.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
department — de‧part‧ment [dɪˈpɑːtmənt ǁ ɑːr ] written abbreviation Dept. or dept. noun [countable] 1. ORGANIZATIONS one of the parts of a large organization such as a company or university where people do a particular kind of work: • She heads the customer… … Financial and business terms
