corner store

[ kawr-ner stawr ]

noun

1. a small grocery or convenience store that stocks snacks, food staples, household and sanitary items, tobacco products, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, and sometimes deli items, prepared foods, or a limited selection of fresh produce.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner store¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

About three months ago, he reached out to Jurado’s campaign after the rent on his corner store rose dramatically.

From Los Angeles Times

In April, during a break from his criminal hush-money trial in New York, Mr Trump stopped by a Harlem corner store.

From BBC

A rural Mississippi corner store probably won't sell Impossible sausages, but an urban California Whole Foods probably will.

From Salon

“Do you think your parents would let you walk with me to the corner store? I got my allowance today, and I really want a box of Altoids.”

From Literature

When you blend raw cocoa with sugar, it yields one of the most universally desired products on the planet, whether as part of a candy bar at the corner store or a high-end artisanal chocolate at a price point many times higher.

From Salon

Related Words

• convenience store
• supermarket