Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dollar-store

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: dol-lar--s-tore
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pound-shop: used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: ten-cent"
"Once, I thought I saw her, but it was only another girl, with an East German guy, in the same dollar-store dress she’d worn for my camera."
"Weave tracks askew, postpregnancy bellies pushing dollar-store seams, they look a hot mess."
"We may cost a buck from the box but we don’t put out dollar store journalism."

Etymology

Attributive form of dollar store.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Synonyms

poor man's Wish.com Poundland pound-shop Tesco Value BTEC ten-cent

Questions

What does dollar-store mean?: Synonym of pound-shop: used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy.
Where does dollar-store come from?: Attributive form of dollar store.

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