Drugstore

//ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy. Canada, US

    "In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. […] If a patient comes into a pharmacy and has a prescription for an injectable or infused product, we’ll be able to take that prescription, scan it in and send the injectable to the patient’s home or a drugstore or refer them to one of our home infusion facilities for therapy."

  2. 2
    a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold wordnet

Example

More examples

"There used to be a drugstore on that corner."

Etymology

From drug + store.

Related phrases

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