"dollar-store" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (US, Canada, attributive) Synonym of pound-shop: used to denote that something is low-quality or an inferior copy. Tags: Canada, US, attributive Synonyms: poor man's, Wish.com, Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC, pound-shop [synonym, synonym-of]
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