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Definition of General store
1. Noun. A retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise.
Generic synonyms: Mercantile Establishment, Outlet, Retail Store, Sales Outlet
Definition of General store
1. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of General Store
Literary usage of General store
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake Cities by Robert W. Sloan (1884)
"William Hunter, general store. WA Halsey, harness and saddlery. Kanosh Co-op.
... Stewart Л Tingey, general store. Samuel Ward, brickmaker. ..."
2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1894)
"Without the branch store there can be no proper responsibility for material drawn
from general store for work, and if not established by order it is ..."
3. The Southern Business Directory and General Commercial Advertiser by John Paul Campbell (1854)
"general store : William <fe John Patterson. Washington Turnpike. ... general store :
M & H Darsey. Armstrong's Mills.—general store : Alex. Armstrong. ..."
4. Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 by Henry Youle Hind (1860)
"Suggestion for the Establishment of a general store for Outposts. — Native
Language.—Tho Bishop of Rupert's Land. — His Charge, January, 1800. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"A cartridge store, shell store and a general store ... The fuzes, tubes, &c., arc
placed in the general store with the toots and accessories belonging to ..."
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