outlet
US /ˈaʊtˌlɛt/
Definition
a place of business for retailing goods
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company opened a new retail outlet in the shopping district.
Synonyms
- storea mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- retailera merchant who sells goods at retail
- socketa bony hollow into which a structure fits
Collocations
- Easy electrical power outletdescribing electrical power outlet (relating to or concerned with electricity)
- Medium retail store outletto retail store outlet, meaning to be sold at the retail level
- Hard creative outlet for talentdescribing creative outlet for talent (having the ability or power to create)
- Very Hard factory outlet clearance saledescribing factory outlet clearance sale (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
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