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Collocations for store - noun

1. place where you can buy things

→ See also shop

ADJECTIVE

big, large, major (esp. BrE)
small
retail
department
high-street (BrE), local, village (esp. BrE)
chain
online
You can buy music from an online store.
discount
convenience, corner (esp. BrE), general
specialty (AmE)
outlet
DIY (esp. BrE), electrical (esp. BrE), grocery (esp. AmE), hardware (esp. AmE), health-food (esp. AmE), liquor (AmE), record, toy, video, etc.
dime (AmE)
thrift (AmE)
flagship
Ralph Lauren's flagship store on Madison Avenue

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… OF STORES

chain

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VERB + store

go to, visit
close, open
The company plans to open two new stores in Dublin.
operate, run
The company operates four stores in Maryland.
hit
The CD will hit stores in January.

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store + VERB

carry sth, offer sth, sell sth
The store offers a comprehensive line of auto parts.
close, open

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store + NOUN

chain
account (AmE), card (BrE)
shelf, window (both esp. AmE)
The new book has been flying off store shelves.
brand (esp. AmE)
Buying store brands certainly works out cheaper.
sales (esp. AmE)
clerk, employee (both AmE)
manager, owner
detective (esp. BrE)

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PREPOSITION

at a/the store, in a/the store

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PHRASES

the back of a/the store, the front of a/the store

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2. supply for future use

ADJECTIVE

good, great, large, vast
small
food
energy, fat
your body's fat stores

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VERB + store

have, keep
build up

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store + NOUN

cupboard (BrE), room (usually storeroom)

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PREPOSITION

store of
a vast store of knowledge

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3. place for keeping sth

ADJECTIVE

cold, dry
Beef and lamb are hung in a cold store for at least a week.
temporary
ammunition, equipment, grain, etc.

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store + VERB

hold sth
The grain store holds several thousand tons.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the store
You'll find a ladder in the equipment store.
store for
We're using the shed as a temporary store for all our stuff.

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Collocations for store - verb

ADVERB

carefully, properly (esp. BrE), safely, securely
The paintings were carefully stored in crates.
conveniently, easily
Butane can be conveniently stored as a liquid in a can.
permanently, temporarily
digitally, electronically
electronically stored information
separately
together
away, up

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Store is used with these nouns as the subject:
computer

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Store is used with these nouns as the object:
data, email, energy, fat, file, firearm, food, grain, image, information, photograph, waste

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