"anchor tenant" meaning in All languages combined

See anchor tenant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: anchor tenants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} anchor tenant (plural anchor tenants)
  1. A large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall. Wikipedia link: anchor tenant Synonyms: anchor store
    Sense id: en-anchor_tenant-en-noun-sGVShu2j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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