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A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.
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general store — ➔ store1 * * * general store UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a store that sells a wide range of products: »If there is a downturn in the rate of growth in consumer spending, the general stores will suffer more than food retailers … Financial and business terms
general store — general ,store noun count AMERICAN a store that sells a wide range of products, often found in small communities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
general store — ☆ general store n. a store where many sorts of merchandise are sold, but not in separate departments … English World dictionary
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General store — Smiths Gully General Store in Smiths Gully, Australia. A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop (UK) is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise.[1] It carries a broad selectio … Wikipedia
general store — noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise • Syn: ↑country store, ↑trading post • Hypernyms: ↑mercantile establishment, ↑retail store, ↑sales outlet, ↑outlet * * * … Useful english dictionary
general store — a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * ▪ business retail store in a small town or rural community that carries a… … Universalium
general store — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms general store : singular general store plural general stores American a shop that sells a wide range of products, often found in small communities … English dictionary
General Store (album) — Infobox Album | Name = General Store Type = studio Artist = Owen Temple Released = 1997 Recorded = Austin, Texas, June 1997 Genre = Country Length = 37:55 Label = El Paisano Producer = Lloyd Maines Reviews = * Austin Chronicle Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
general store — Synonyms and related words: boutique, chain store, co op, concession, cooperative, countinghouse, country store, department store, dime store, discount house, discount store, emporium, establishment, five and ten, house, magasin, mail order house … Moby Thesaurus
