Store Small Online Goods Extra Examples Noun Stɔː(R

• it's available at london's three biggest stores.
• i'm going to the store.
• his father opened a small grocery store.
• retail stores across europe were reporting no stock left of the game.

store

1. a large shop that sells many different types of goods
• SEE ALSO bottle store
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bottle-store
• It's available at London's three biggest stores.
2. a shop, large or small
• SEE ALSO consignment shop
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/consignment-shop
• I'm going to the store.
• His father opened a small grocery store.
• Retail stores across Europe were reporting no stock left of the game.
• You should be able to get it in any good health food store.
• He looked around for a liquor store.

Extra Examples

• Buying store brands certainly works out cheaper.
• Ralph Lauren's flagship store on Madison Avenue
• The game will hit stores in January.
• The company operates four stores in Maryland.
• The company plans to open two new stores in Dublin.
• The new book has been flying off store shelves.
• The store offers a comprehensive line of auto parts.
• You can buy music from an online store.
• Ask at your local hardware store.
• The chain has endured another terrible month at its high-street stores.
• You can park on the street right outside the store.
3. a website that sells things
• an online store
• You can get it on the app store.
4. a quantity or supply of something that you have and use
• her secret store of chocolate
• a vast store of knowledge

Extra Examples

• your body's fat stores
• Stores of blood sugar are metabolized to produce energy.
• This is vital information to add to your store of knowledge.
5. goods of a particular kind or for a particular purpose
• medical stores
• They had trouble keeping rats out of the food stores.
6. a place where goods of a particular kind are kept
• SEE ALSO cold store
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cold-store
• The grain store holds several thousand tonnes.
• The soldiers were charged with guarding the weapons stores.

Extra Examples

• The mill ceased operations in 1940 and was used as a grain store.
• You'll find a ladder in the equipment store.
• We're using the shed as a temporary store for all our stuff.
7. waiting to happen to somebody
• We don't know what life holds in store for us.
• If she had known what lay in store for her, she would never have agreed to go.
• They think it'll be easy but they have a surprise in store.
8. to be in charge of something for a short time while somebody is away
• Who's minding the store while the boss is abroad?
9. to consider something to be important
• She sets great store by her appearance.
• It is unwise to put too much store by these statistics.

Word Origin

• Middle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare ‘renew’; compare with restore.