| 单词 | goodwill store |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGoodwill store 5. Chiefly with capital initial. A proprietary name for: any of a chain of charity shops across the United States and Canada, operated by Goodwill Industries International, Inc.; also more fully Goodwill store. Also used allusively to designate clothing or other goods of a type popularly associated with such a shop, esp. in being worn out, of mediocre quality, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > other types of shop show shop1787 lock-up shop1795 cash-store1811 boat shop1813 slaughter shop1841 slaughterhouse1851 ticket-shop1851 charity shop1853 magic shop1853 company store1872 Army and Navy1878 five-and-ten1880 farthing-shop1889 funeral home1895 goodwill1916 shop-within-(a)-shop1916 cash and carry1917 Piggly Wiggly1917 poverty shop1948 discount house1949 anchor1960 box store1976 mom-and-pop1976 op shop1978 duty-free1980 pound shop1983 pop-up2000 1916 Amer. Missionary June 134/2 All the repaired material is put on sale in the four Goodwill stores, and the money received is used to pay the wages of the workers. 1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens v. 186 I saw George down at Goodwill the other day. 1987 J. Carroll Forced Entries 18 Arriving at his apartment in their Goodwill threads and then returning to the Lower East Side in breezy white Panama suits. 1992 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 23 May e2 Try churches, non-profit groups, goodwill stores, and Salvation Army outlets. 1994 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. d2/1 The idea that Americans were going to stop spending and go back to sitting on Goodwill furniture in their hand-knit sweaters. 2005 S. Reinhardt Not Tonight, Honey 90 You know that lamp of his you think's so ugly? Pack it up and take it down to Goodwill. < as lemmas |
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