| store | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. shop, store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services.; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" |
| ~ bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold. |
| ~ barbershop | a shop where men can get their hair cut. |
| ~ bazaar, bazar | a shop where a variety of goods are sold. |
| ~ betting shop | a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track. |
| ~ bodega | a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries. |
| ~ bookshop, bookstall, bookstore | a shop where books are sold. |
| ~ booth | a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment. |
| ~ boutique, dress shop | a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry. |
| ~ building supply house, building supply store | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures. |
| ~ butcher shop, meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold. |
| ~ canteen | sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.. |
| ~ chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise. |
| ~ cleaners, dry cleaners | shop where dry cleaning is done. |
| ~ clothing store, haberdashery, haberdashery store, mens store | a store where men's clothes are sold. |
| ~ commissary | a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel). |
| ~ computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user. |
| ~ candy store, confectionary, confectionery | a confectioner's shop. |
| ~ convenience store | a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers. |
| ~ deli, food shop, delicatessen | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products. |
| ~ apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, drugstore, pharmacy | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold. |
| ~ florist shop, flower store, florist | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold. |
| ~ gift shop, novelty shop | a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts. |
| ~ hardware store, ironmonger's shop, ironmonger | a store selling hardware.; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" |
| ~ head shop | a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users.; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop" |
| ~ junk shop | a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods. |
| ~ mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | a place of business for retailing goods. |
| ~ hat shop, millinery | shop selling women's hats. |
| ~ outfitter | a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose.; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" |
| ~ liquor store, off-licence, package store | a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere. |
| ~ loan office, pawnbroker's shop, pawnshop | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security. |
| ~ perfumery | store where perfumes are sold. |
| ~ pet shop | a shop where pet animals can be purchased. |
| ~ pizza parlor, pizza shop, pizzeria | a shop where pizzas are made and sold. |
| ~ fix-it shop, repair shop | a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance. |
| ~ beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon | a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work. |
| ~ shoe-shop, shoe shop, shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold. |
| ~ shopfront, storefront | the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows. |
| ~ specialty store | a store that sells only one kind of merchandise. |
| ~ second-hand store, thriftshop | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices. |
| ~ tobacco shop, tobacconist shop, tobacconist | a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes. |
| ~ toyshop | shop where toys are sold. |
| n. (possession) | 2. fund, stock, store | a supply of something available for future use.; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" |
| ~ infrastructure, base | the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area.; "the industrial base of Japan" |
| ~ accumulation | (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. |
| ~ hoard, stash, cache | a secret store of valuables or money. |
| ~ provision | a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms). |
| ~ government issue, military issue, issue | supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government. |
| ~ seed stock | a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store | an electronic memory device.; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ computer hardware, hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system. |
| ~ memory device, storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval. |
| ~ non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage | computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off. |
| ~ fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, rom | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed. |
| ~ real storage | the main memory in a virtual memory system. |
| ~ register | (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind. |
| ~ scratchpad | (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information. |
| ~ virtual memory, virtual storage | (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses. |
| ~ volatile storage | computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse | a depository for goods.; "storehouses were built close to the docks" |
| ~ depositary, depository, repository, deposit | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. |
| ~ dump | a place where supplies can be stored.; "an ammunition dump" |
| ~ garner, granary | a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. |
| ~ powder magazine, powder store, magazine | a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored. |
| ~ railhead | a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution. |
| ~ treasure house | a storehouse for treasures. |
| ~ storage warehouse, warehouse | a storehouse for goods and merchandise. |
| v. (possession) | 5. hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store | keep or lay aside for future use.; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" |
| ~ bin | store in bins. |
| ~ keep, hold on | retain possession of.; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| ~ computerise, computerize | store in a computer.; "computerized dictionary" |
| ~ victual | lay in provisions.; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage" |
| ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
| ~ hive | store, like bees.; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information" |
| v. (possession) | 6. store | find a place for and put away for storage.; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" |
| ~ garner | store grain. |
| ~ keep, hold on | retain possession of.; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| ~ keep | store or keep customarily.; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" |
| ~ mothball | put into long-term storage. |
| ~ reposit | put (something) in a place for storage.; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum" |
| ~ wharf | store on a wharf.; "Wharf the merchandise" |
| ~ tank | store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it. |
| ~ loft | store in a loft. |
| ~ warehouse | store in a warehouse. |
| ~ garage | keep or store in a garage.; "we don't garage our car" |
| ~ bottle | store (liquids or gases) in bottles. |
| ~ ensile | store in a silo.; "ensile fodder for the cows" |
| sale | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sale | a particular instance of selling.; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
| ~ marketing, merchandising, selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money. |
| ~ divestiture | the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division. |
| n. (act) | 2. sale | the general activity of selling.; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ marketing, merchandising, selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money. |
| ~ sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy.; "it was a hard sell" |
| n. (act) | 3. cut-rate sale, sale, sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| ~ bazaar, fair | a sale of miscellany; often for charity.; "the church bazaar" |
| ~ boot sale, car boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car. |
| ~ clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory. |
| ~ closeout | a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy. |
| ~ garage sale, yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises. |
| ~ going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close.; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common" |
| ~ realisation, realization | a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained. |
| ~ jumble sale, rummage sale | a sale of donated articles. |
| ~ selloff | a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade. |
| ~ white sale | a sale of household linens. |
| ~ occasion | an opportunity to do something.; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" |
| n. (state) | 4. sale | the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling.; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" |
| ~ merchantability | the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold. |
| n. (communication) | 5. sale, sales agreement | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer).; "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" |
| ~ conditional sale | a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price). |
| ~ execution sale, forced sale, judicial sale, sheriff's sale | a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| sell | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy.; "it was a hard sell" |
| ~ sale | the general activity of selling.; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| v. (possession) | 2. sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ clear | sell.; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" |
| ~ negociate | sell or discount.; "negociate securities" |
| ~ scalp | sell illegally, as on the black market. |
| ~ bootleg | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.; "They were bootlegging whiskey" |
| ~ sell short | sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit. |
| ~ remainder | sell cheaply as remainders.; "The publisher remaindered the books" |
| ~ resell | sell (something) again after having bought it. |
| ~ syndicate | sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations. |
| ~ deaccession | sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works.; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter" |
| ~ sell off | get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices.; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise" |
| ~ fob off, foist off, palm off | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive. |
| ~ realise, realize | convert into cash; of goods and property. |
| ~ auction, auction off, auctioneer | sell at an auction. |
| ~ retail | sell on the retail market. |
| ~ wholesale | sell in large quantities. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ sacrifice | sell at a loss. |
| ~ underprice, dump | sell at artificially low prices. |
| ~ undercut, undersell | sell cheaper than one's competition. |
| ~ dispose | give, sell, or transfer to another.; "She disposed of her parents' possessions" |
| ~ move | dispose of by selling.; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
| ~ prostitute | sell one's body; exchange sex for money. |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| v. (stative) | 3. sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ retail | be sold at the retail level.; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each" |
| ~ trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.; "The stock traded around $20 a share" |
| v. (communication) | 4. sell | persuade somebody to accept something.; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| v. (possession) | 5. deal, sell, trade | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ transact | conduct business.; "transact with foreign governments" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ black marketeer | deal on the black market. |
| ~ pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ market | deal in a market. |
| ~ hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place. |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| v. (possession) | 6. sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery.; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" |
| v. (stative) | 7. sell | be approved of or gain acceptance.; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 8. sell | be responsible for the sale of.; "All her publicity sold the products" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 9. betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery.; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" |
| ~ sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ double cross | betray by double-dealing. |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
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