store·front
ˈstȯr-ˌfrənt 
1
: the front side of a store or store building facing a street
2
: a building, room, or suite of rooms having a storefront
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a storefront church
a storefront evangelist
2
: occupying a room or suite of rooms in a store building at street level and immediately behind a storefront
a storefront school
3
: of, relating to, or being outreach professional services
storefront lawyers
a storefront clinic
Examples of storefront in a Sentence
Noun
He rented a storefront on Main Street.
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Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Among them is a storefront with Amazon — The Edit by DB Studio — and a menswear collection with Perry Ellis, both of which were announced earlier in April.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Wilkinson Sinton first applied for storefront retail cannabis licenses in Districts 1, 3 and 4.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The storefronts are sheathed in a pale, pinkish stone.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Among them is a storefront with Amazon — The Edit by DB Studio — and a menswear collection with Perry Ellis, both of which were announced earlier in April.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
In recent years, people have taken years to open a storefront dispensary in the city.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Wilkinson Sinton first applied for storefront retail cannabis licenses in Districts 1, 3 and 4.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Storefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storefront. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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