drugstore
noun
drug·store
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Definition of drugstore
: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold : pharmacy
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Examples of drugstore in a Sentence
we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore
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Carla is seen in surveillance footage from a drugstore in Pisac. — Nicole Chavez, CNN, "When a solo traveler went missing in Peru, it changed her family's lives completely," 9 June 2019 Instead of buying crappy chocolates from the drugstore, sign up for a master class in chocolate-making. — The Editors, Marie Claire, "25 Unexpected Valentine's Day Date Ideas," 14 Feb. 2018 In the end, Halsey asked her assistant to buy adult diapers from a drugstore. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Singer Halsey Reveals She Endured Multiple Sexual Assaults in Powerful Poem at the Women's March," 22 Jan. 2018 The drugstore chain is vying with Walgreens, Rite Aid and Walmart in the rapidly growing direct-to-consumer telemedicine market that has the potential to reduce health-care spending. — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Drugstore giants vie for patients in telemedicine market," 16 July 2019 This one from L'Oreal quickly became one of the best at the drugstore and a cult favorite beauty item. — Jessica Kasparian, USA TODAY, "The best Prime Day Lightning Deals you can get right now," 15 July 2019 The move gave drugstore chains and health insurers a boost, however. — Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, "Dow Jones industrials cross 27,000 points for first time," 11 July 2019 Also, Sally Beauty has been trying to position itself over the last year as the destination for the DIY home color business by going after baby boomers who shop for box color while doing their grocery shopping or at the drugstore. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Shares of Denton-based Sally Beauty slide as Amazon targets its professional salon customers," 24 June 2019 Drug manufacturers and pharmacy-benefit managers are bickering over who’s to blame for rising prescription prices at the drugstore. — Allysia Finley, WSJ, "Trump’s Dubious Prescription-Price Plan," 5 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drugstore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for drugstore
drugstore
noun
English Language Learners Definition of drugstore
US
: a store that sells medicines and various other products (such as newspapers, candy, soap, etc.)
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drugstore
noun
drug·store
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Kids Definition of drugstore
: a store where medicines and other items are sold : pharmacy
drugstore
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drug·store
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Medical Definition of drugstore
: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles (as food, cosmetics, and film) are sold
— called also pharmacy
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