Storefront Definition & Meaning

American

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storefront American [stawr-fruhnt, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. the side of a store facing a street, usually containing display windows.

2. a store or other establishment that has frontage on a street or thoroughfare.

   After the fire the family took shelter temporarily in an abandoned storefront.

adjective

1. of or relating to the frontage of a store, especially the display windows.

   a storefront sign.

2. located or operating in a storelike area, room, or set of rooms fronting on a street.

   a storefront community center.

Etymology

Origin of storefront

First recorded in 1935–40; store + front

Example Sentences

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Christmas decorations adorn most storefront bakeries, which stand as community anchors throughout Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times

Home Depot relies on immigrant and Latino communities, Hernandez said, including customers who shop inside and day laborers, who seek work outside their storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times

The service is offered in a cozy Beverly Hills storefront by Sonia Vargas, the aesthetician and owner of Sonia Vargas Skin.

From Los Angeles Times

Just a few storefronts away from the now-vacant Button Mash, Sick City Records is on the brink of sharing the same fate.

From Los Angeles Times

So many have settled here that a lively stretch downtown is called Little Mogadishu because Somalis run more than a dozen storefront businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

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