mall A2 Topic:Shopping & Services US /mɔːl/ See IPA manual Freq #4022 Meanings 1 noun A large building or area with many shops and restaurants under one roof. We spent Saturday afternoon shopping at the new mall downtown. 2 noun A street or area for walking where no cars are allowed, often lined with shops. The town turned the old high street into a pedestrian mall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large building or area... shopping centre 2 noun · a street or area for... promenade Word family Forms malls Derived forms cybermallmall-goermallcoremallgoermallgothmallificationmallsoftmallspeakmallternativemegamallmini-mallminimall Common collocations shopping mall Noun + noun Etymology AI details Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley. Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mall **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɔːl/ **Frequency rank:** 4022 ## Meanings 1. A large building or area with many shops and restaurants under one roof. 2. A street or area for walking where no cars are allowed, often lined with shops. ## Examples - We spent Saturday afternoon shopping at the new mall downtown. - The town turned the old high street into a pedestrian mall. ## Derived Forms - cybermall - mall-goer - mallcore - mallgoer - mallgoth - mallification - mallsoft - mallspeak - mallternative - megamall - mini-mall - minimall ## Etymology Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley. ## AI Etymology Mall is probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley. In present-day English its meanings include a large building or area with many shops and restaurants under one roof and a street or area for walking where no cars are allowed, often lined with shops. Related and derived forms include cybermall, mall-goer, and mallcore. ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown