second-hand store
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Definition
Noun: A retail establishment that sells previously owned items, typically at prices lower than their original retail value. These stores acquire goods through donations, consignment, or purchase from individuals, then resell them.
Usage
A "second-hand store" functions as a specific type of retail location. It is often used when discussing shopping alternatives, sustainability, or frugality. - She found a vintage coat at the second-hand store. - Donating clothes to a second-hand store is better than throwing them away. - We furnished our apartment almost entirely from second-hand stores.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Use: The term can be used to imply something is not new or original.
- As a Modifier: It can describe the nature of an item's origin.
Variants and Related Words
- Thrift store: A very common synonym, often implying charitable operation.
- Charity shop: (Common in British English) A second-hand store run by a charitable organization.
- Consignment shop: A store where individuals place items for sale, and the store takes a percentage of the final sale price.
- Vintage store: A shop specializing in second-hand clothing and items from a specific, often desirable, past era.
- Used goods store: A more generic descriptive term.
Synonyms
- Thrift shop
- Resale shop
- Op shop (Australian/NZ English)
Antonyms
- Boutique
- Department store
- Retailer (of new goods)
Related Phrases
- To shop second-hand: The act of purchasing from such stores.
- Second-hand goods/items: The merchandise sold in these stores.
Noun
- a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices