"ten-cent store" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ten-cent stores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ten-cent store (plural ten-cent stores)
  1. (US) A store selling inexpensive items. Tags: US Synonyms: variety store [US], dollar store [US], dime store [US], five-and-dime [US], pound shop [UK]
    Sense id: en-ten-cent_store-en-noun-O6ylJvnV Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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