dollar store

[ dol-er stawr ]

noun

1. a retail store that carries a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise, some of it priced at one dollar or less.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dollar store¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

In recent weeks, they spent their nights behind a Family Dollar store dumpster.

From Los Angeles Times

Baldanza was proud of the cheapo transformation, calling his airline the “dollar store of the sky.”

From Slate

But another guest, Amanda Sue Mathis, felt she was hardly regal - sitting in "a cheap costume" with a backdrop that looked like it was "purchased at a dollar store", with a "fake stuffed dog" sitting on her lap.

From BBC

Gold, who had been working at a liquor store owned by his father, found that marking down surplus items to 99 cents caused them to sell out “in no time,” fueling his desire to launch a new spin on the dollar store.

From Seattle Times

She went to a dollar store, bought supplies to make a sign and started demonstrating alone.

From Seattle Times