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Word List: Shops and markets - list 2
- florist, florists
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who sells flowers; a shop in which you can buy flowers
- Example:
- We ordered some flowers at the florist to decorate our house.
- pharmacy, pharmacies [ˈfɑrməsɪ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a place where prescription drugs are dispensed
- Example:
- She sent her husband to the pharmacy to get some medicine.
- Synonym(s):chemist, drugstore (AE)
- supermarket, supermarkets
(noun) - Definition:
- a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and clothing
- Example:
- Every Saturday she goes to the supermarket to do her shopping.
- department store, department stores
(noun) - Definition:
- a large shop containing many different departments each of which deals in different goods or services
- Example:
- There's a large department store downtown.
- seond-hand shop, second-hand shops
(noun) - Definition:
- a shop which sells goods that were previously owned and used by others
- Example:
- I sometimes buy my clothes at the second-hand shop, it's often cheaper.
- mail-order firm, mail-order firms
(noun) - Definition:
- a company which offers the service of ordering goods which are then mailed to you
- Example:
- Some people find it more comfortable to order things at a mail-order firm.
- Synonym(s):mail-order company
- mail-order catalogue, mail-order catalogues
(noun) - Definition:
- a mail-order firm's catalogue which informs their customers about all the goods they are selling
- Example:
- We receive different mail-order catalogues every month.
- buy by mail order
(Chunk) - Example:
- She bought all her furniture by mail order.
- market, markets [ˈmɑːkɪt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a city square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise
- Example:
- The crowds at the market were quite noisy.
- Synonym(s):fair
- street market, street markets
(noun) - Definition:
- a temporary public market, normally set up outdoors on certain days of the week, often, but not always, in a street
- Example:
- Buy a bog-standard one at the street market in Souk Chaaria, near the Musee de Marrakech.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/shopping/shops-and-markets/list-2/
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