store
noun/stɔːr/
Слово англійською: store
Переклад store українською: склад (на заво́ді), комо́ра, магази́н (продукто́вий і т. д.), в ная́вності на скла́ді
Детальний опис
- [countable] a large shop that sells many different types of goods
- It's available at London's three biggest stores.
Wordfinder- assistant
- buy
- counter
- display
- fitting room
- promotion
- sale
- shop
- store
- till
Wordfinder- appliances
- cookware
- fashion
- furnishings
- hardware
- linen
- lingerie
- menswear
- stationery
- store
- [countable] (North American English) a shop, large or small
- 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.
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShoppingsee also consignment shop, convenience store, dime store, general store, hardware store, package store, sari-sari store- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
- (in compounds) a website that sells things
- an online store
- You can get it on the app store.
- [countable] a quantity or supply of something that you have and use
- her secret store of chocolate
- a vast store of knowledge
- stores[plural] goods of a particular kind or for a particular purpose
- medical stores
- They had trouble keeping rats out of the food stores.
- [countable] (often stores)a place where goods of a particular kind are kept
- The grain store holds several thousand tonnes.
- The soldiers were charged with guarding the weapons stores.
see also backing store
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare ‘renew’; compare with restore.
Idioms
in store (for somebody)
- 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.
mind the store (North American English)
(British English mind the shop)
- to be in charge of something for a short time while somebody is away
- Who's minding the store while the boss is abroad?
set/put (great, etc.) store by something
- to consider something to be important
- She sets great store by her appearance.
- It is unwise to put too much store by these statistics.