dollar store
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dollar store
noun dollar stores
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A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially one in which all items have a price of one dollar. (The latter type, whose name has the literal meaning, were formerly common and are now rare.)
Near-synonyms: five-and-dime, five-and-ten, dime store; pound shop (UK), $2 shop (AU, NZ), ten-dollar store (Hong Kong English)
Similar: five-and-dime, five-and-ten, dime store, pound shop, $2 shop, ten-dollar store
- A government-owned shop in Cuba that sold goods mainly to foreigners and solely in exchange for hard currency.
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noun retail store selling inexpensive items
| 日本語 | 100円ショップ hyaku-en shoppu |
|---|---|
| Français | magasin à une piasse, magasin à prix unique |
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