general store

noun

A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

Similar
general merchandise storegeneral dealercountry storetrading post
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Meanings

noungeneral store (plural general stores)

plural general stores

  1. A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

    Synonyms: general merchandise store, general dealer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

Similar
general merchandise storegeneral dealer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

Similar
country storetrading post
Broader
mercantile establishmentretail storesales outlet
Also see
country storegrocerytrading post

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雜貨店 /杂货店
  • 雜貨店 /杂货店 (záhuòdiàn)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
Finnish sekatavarakauppa
  • sekatavarakauppaa store which sells a large variety of useful things
French magasin général, grand magasin
  • magasin générala store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • grand magasina store which sells a large variety of useful things
German Kaufhaus, Kramladen
  • Kaufhausa store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • Kramladena store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • Gemischtwarenhandlunga store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • Gemischtwarenladena store which sells a large variety of useful things
Greek παντοπωλείο
  • παντοπωλείο (pantopoleío)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
Japanese 百貨店, 雑貨屋
  • 百貨店 (hyakkaten)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • 雑貨屋 (zakkaya)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
Polish sklep wielobranżowy
  • sklep wielobranżowya store which sells a large variety of useful things
Russian универса́льный магази́н, универма́г
  • универса́льный магази́н (universálʹnyj magazín)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • универма́г (univermág)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
  • универса́м (universám)a store which sells a large variety of useful things
Spanish tienda general
  • tienda generala store which sells a large variety of useful things
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APA

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Chicago

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