INDEX:
1. a shop
2. different types of shop
3. big shops
4. a lot of shops together in one place
5. people who work in a shop
RELATED WORDS
see also
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↑ CHEAP
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1. a shop
▷ shop especially British /store especially American /ʃɒpǁʃɑːp, stɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a building or place where things are sold :
▪ Could you run down to the shop and get me some cigarettes?
▪ A lot of the stores on the main street had been boarded up.
▪ I asked in my local record shop but they couldn’t help me.
▪ I saw Helen at the grocery store this morning.
▪ I got it from the secondhand furniture shop.
▪ a new health food shop
▪ It’s where the old jewelry store used to be.
▷ chain store /ˈtʃeɪn stɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
one of a group of large shops that have the same name and are owned by the same company :
▪ A lot of the old Victorian buildings are being pulled down to make way for chain stores.
▷ retail outlet /ˈriːteɪl ˌaʊtlet/ [countable noun]
a shop where a company sells its goods - use this in business or legal contexts :
▪ Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city.
▪ The company has been forced to close hundreds of its retail outlets.
2. different types of shop
▷ supermarket also grocery store American /ˈsuːpəʳˌmɑːʳkɪt, ˈsuːpəʳˌmɑːʳkət, ˈgrəʊsəri ˌstɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a large shop that sells a wide range of things, especially food, cleaning materials, and other things that people buy regularly :
▪ Can you get pine nuts in the grocery store?
▪ There are plans to open a new supermarket next year.
▷ convenience store /kənˈviːniəns ˌstɔːʳ/ [countable noun] especially American
a shop in your local area that sells food, alcohol, magazines etc and is often open 24 hours a day :
▪ Believe me, if his father wasn’t so rich, that guy would be working in a convenience store.
▷ corner shop British /corner store American /ˈkɔːʳnəʳ ˌʃɒpǁ-ˌʃɑːp, ˈkɔːʳnəʳ ˌstɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a small local shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells food, newspapers, cigarettes etc :
▪ The corner shop’s started selling sandwiches now, and I’d rather go there than the supermarket.
▪ His parents ran a little corner store in the Castro in San Francisco.
▷ bakery also baker’s British /ˈbeɪkəri, ˈbeɪkəʳz/ [countable noun]
a shop that sells bread and cakes, especially one that also makes the bread and cakes :
▪ She runs a French bakery in North London.
▷ butcher British /butcher shop American /ˈbʊtʃəʳ, ˈbʊtʃəʳ ˌʃɒpǁ-ˌʃɑːp/ [countable noun]
a shop that sells meat :
▪ Many small independent butchers are closing down.
▷ delicatessen also deli informal /ˌdelɪkəˈtes ə n, ˈdeli/ [countable noun]
a shop, or part of a larger shop, that sells high quality food such as cheeses and cold meats, often from different countries :
▪ There’s an Italian deli here and their homemade ravioli is delicious.
deli counter
the part in a large shop where high-quality cheese, cold meat etc is sold
▪ I had to wait for fifteen minutes at the deli counter this morning.
▷ off licence British also offie informal also liquor store American /ˈɒf ˌlaɪs ə ns, ˈɒfiǁˈɔː-, ˈlɪkəʳ stɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a shop that sells beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks that you drink at home
▷ chemist also chemist’s British /drugstore American /ˈkemɪst, ˈkeməst, ˈkemə̇sts, ˈdrʌgstɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a shop that sells medicines, beauty and baby products etc
▷ pharmacy /ˈfɑːʳməsi/ [countable noun] especially American
a shop or part of a shop where medicines are made and sold
▷ hardware store also hardware shop British /ˈhɑːdweəʳ ˌstɔːʳ, ˈhɑːdweəʳ ˌʃɒpǁ-ˌʃɑːp/ [countable noun]
a shop that sells equipment and tools that you can use in your home or garden
▷ newsagent’s/newsagent /ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒ ə nts, ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒ ə ntǁˈnuːz-/ [countable noun] British
a shop that sells newspapers and magazines, cigarettes, chocolates etc :
▪ Ruth waited for him outside the newsagent’s.
▷ newstand/newsstand /ˈnjuːzstændǁˈnuːz-/ [countable noun]
a small structure on a street, that sells newspapers and magazines :
▪ He bought a paper at a newstand near the entrance to the park.
▷ kiosk /ˈkiːɒskǁ-ɑːsk/ [countable noun]
a very small shop on a street, that has an open window where you can buy newspapers, cigarettes, chocolate etc :
▪ There must be a kiosk selling phone cards around here somewhere.
▷ stall especially British /stand American /stɔːl, stænd/ [countable noun]
a table, especially in a market, where goods are placed :
▪ Justin used to mind the stall while his father was in the cafe, drinking.
▪ I bought a few trinkets at the souvenir stand.
market stall
▪ The trouble is, you can’t really try the clothes on at a market stall.
3. big shops
▷ department store /dɪˈpɑːʳtmənt ˌstɔːʳ/ [countable noun]
a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment :
▪ We couldn’t find anything we wanted in the big department stores, and then we came across this little boutique.
▷ superstore /ˈsuːpəʳstɔːʳ, ˈsjuː-ǁˈsuː-/ [countable noun] British
a very large modern shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city :
▪ A new Tesco superstore is being planned for the site.
▷ DIY store British /home improvement center American /ˌdiː aɪ ˈwaɪ stɔːʳ, ˌhəʊm ɪmˈpruːvmənt ˌsentəʳ/ [countable noun]
a very large shop that sells equipment and tools for repairing and decorating your home :
▪ You’ll find these at your local home improvement center.
▷ garden centre British /nursery especially American /ˈgɑːʳdn ˌsentəʳ, ˈnɜːʳs ə ri/ [countable noun]
a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden :
▪ It’s the only good garden centre around here.
4. a lot of shops together in one place
▷ shopping centre British /shopping center American /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentəʳǁˈʃɑːp-/ [countable noun]
an area in a town where there are a lot of shops that have all been built together in the same place :
▪ The boy was found dead two days after he disappeared from a shopping centre.
▪ They had a big Santa exhibition on at the shopping center.
▷ mall/shopping mall /mɔːl, ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːlǁˈʃɑːp-/ [countable noun] especially American
a very large building with lots of shops inside it, and often also cinemas, restaurants etc :
▪ We’ll probably go to the mall and check out the beds there.
▪ It’s difficult to get a parking space at Shepherd’s Mall.
▷ strip mall /ˈstrɪp mɔːl/ [countable noun] American
a row of shops in one long building that has space to park cars around it :
▪ Strip malls were springing up all over town, and the local residents were up in arms.
▷ precinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ [countable noun] British
an area of a town where there are a lot of shops, especially one where vehicles are not allowed :
▪ They’ve got a lovely new Burton’s open in the precinct now.
shopping precinct
▪ They wandered around the shopping precinct for an hour while Suzie was having her hair cut.
pedestrian precinct
▪ I think they should make the whole area a pedestrian precinct.
▷ market /ˈmɑːʳkɪt, ˈmɑːʳkət/ [countable noun]
an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things :
▪ I bet you could have got that cheaper at the market.
▪ You occasionally see eel in the fish market, but it’s quite rare these days.
farmer’s market
place where farmers can sell what they grow and other food
flea market
place where old and used things are sold
5. people who work in a shop
▷ sales assistant/shop assistant British /sales clerk American /ˈseɪlz əˌsɪst ə nt, ˈʃɒp əˌsɪst ə ntǁˈʃɑːp-, ˈseɪlz ˌklɑːkǁ-ˌklɜːrk/ [countable noun]
someone whose job is to serve customers and sell things in a shop, especially in a big shop such as a department store :
▪ She was a bit rude, that shop assistant, don’t you think?
▪ I’m working weekends as a sales clerk.
▷ manager /ˈmænɪdʒəʳ/ [countable noun]
someone who is in charge of a shop :
▪ I’d like to see the manager please.
branch/area manager
someone who is manager of all the shops owned by one particular company in one area
▪ Ron was promoted to branch manager of the North West region.
▷ shopkeeper /ˈʃɒpˌkiːpəʳǁˈʃɑːp-/ [countable noun] British
someone who owns or manages a small shop :
▪ A lot of the smaller shopkeepers didn’t have any insurance at all.
▪ The money for the Christmas lights was raised by a group of local shopkeepers, who want to attract shoppers to the area.
▷ market trader /ˈmɑːʳkɪt ˌtreɪdəʳ, ˈmɑːʳkət ˌtreɪdəʳ/ [countable noun] British
someone who sells things in a market :
▪ The market traders have started a petition to try and stop the development going ahead.