department stores

department-storesubstantiv

department stores

Pl.

Usually written as the open compound 'department store'; the hyphenated spelling is an orthographic variant.
Definitionen
A large retail store divided into departments that sell different kinds of goods.
We bought the television at a department store.
department-storeadjektiv
Definitionen
Relating to or used in a department store.
The chain is famous for its department-store prices.