drugstore

A2
US /ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ/ UK /ˈdɹʌɡ.stɔː(ɹ)/
noun Freq #12758

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy.

    In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. […] If a patient comes into a pharmacy and has a prescription for an injectable or infused product, we’ll be able to take that prescription, scan it in and send the injectable to the patient’s home or a drugstore or refer them to one of our home infusion facilities for therapy.

  2. 2
    noun

    a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

Etymology

From drug + store.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · synonym of pharmacy,... pharmacy
2 noun · a retail shop where... apothecary's shopchemist'schemist's shoppharmacy

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