American English

How to pronounce bookstores

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BUKstorz

/ˈbʊkˌstɔɹz/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Related entry: bookstore

A store where people buy books.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A store where people buy books.

I stopped at the bookstore after work.

That bookstore sells many books in Spanish.

Good to know

Do not translate bookstore as “library.” A bookstore sells books; a library lends them.

Common phrases & grammar

local bookstore · independent bookstore · used bookstore · bookstore chain

go to the bookstore

buy [something] at the bookstore

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