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Mall Shopping Noun Mɔːl Mæl Teenagers Hang School

Word3 mall
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /mɔːl/ /mæl/
Example
  • let's go to the mall.
  • teenagers would go hang at the mall after school.
  • check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals.
  • the friends were shopping at a mall in columbus.
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mall

(noun)/mɔːl/ /mæl/
  1. a large building or covered area that has many shops, restaurants, etc. inside it
    • COMPARE arcade (3)
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/arcade#arcade_sng_3
    • Let's go to the mall.
    • Teenagers would go hang at the mall after school.
    • Check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals.
    • The friends were shopping at a mall in Columbus.

    Extra Examples

    • They hit the mall for a wild shopping spree.
    • ‘Where'd you get those earrings?’ ‘At the mall.’
    • They reported him to mall security.
    • The website is a virtual shopping mall.
    • He operates phone repair kiosks in malls in Florida, Georgia and Virginia.
    • Shoppers are flocking to Dubai's huge malls and supermarkets.

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: probably a shortening of pall-mall, a 16th and 17th cent. game. The current sense dates from the 1960s.
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