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chain store
noun
: a store that has the same name and basic appearance as other stores that sell the same kind of goods and are owned by the same company
Full Definition of CHAIN STORE
: one of numerous usually retail stores having the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods
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First Known Use of CHAIN STORE
1910
Rhymes with CHAIN STORE
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