Synonyms and antonyms of Types of shop in British Thesaurus

antique shop (noun)

a shop that sells valuable old objects

bakery (noun)

a building where bread, cakes etc are made or sold

barbershop (noun)

American a shop where men have their hair cut

beauty parlour (noun)

a shop where you can get beauty treatments for your skin or hair

beauty salon (noun)

a beauty parlour

big-box store (noun)

a large shop that sells a lot of different types of goods including food, medicines, and often things such as washing machines

book club (noun)

an organization that sells books at low prices to its members, usually by mail order

bookshop (noun)

a shop that sells books. The usual American word is bookstore.

bookstall (noun)

British a small shop with an open front that sells books, newspapers, and magazines, for example at a railway station

bookstore (noun)

mainly American a bookshop

booth (noun)

a small enclosed space where you can buy things, look at things, or use a service

bottle shop (noun)

Australian a shop that sells alcoholic drinks

boutique (noun)

a small fashionable shop, especially one that sells clothes

bucket shop (noun)

Britishinformal a cheap travel agent

builders’ merchant (noun)

British a company that sells things that you need for building, for example bricks and sand

butcher (noun)

someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat. The shop they work in is called a butcher’s or a butcher’s shop.

butchery (noun)

Australian a butcher’s shop

café (noun)

South African in South Africa, a small shop selling food, newspapers etc

cash-and-carry (noun)

a large shop where people can buy large amounts of goods at a cheap price, often so that they can then sell them in their own shops

chain store (noun)

one of a group of shops that all belong to the same person or company

charity shop (noun)

British a shop belonging to a charity that sells things that people have given to it

chemist (noun)

British a shop that sells medicines, beauty products, and toiletries

chip shop (noun)

in the UK, a shop where you can buy fish and chips and other hot foods to take away and eat

the cleaners ()

a place where you can get clothes, curtains etc dry-cleaned (=cleaned with chemicals, not soap and water)

commissary (noun)

American a supermarket for members of the armed forces

concession (noun)

business a small shop or business inside a building owned by a larger business

convenience store (noun)

mainly American a small shop that is open for long hours and sells a variety of goods, especially food and drink, cleaning materials, and newspapers or magazines

corner shop (noun)

British a small shop that sells food and other products, often found on the corner of a street

cupcakery (noun)

a bakery that sells mainly cupcakes

dairy (noun)

New Zealand a small local shop

deli (noun)

informal a delicatessen

delicatessen (noun)

a shop that sells food such as cooked meat, cheese, and food from other countries

depanneur (noun)

Canadian a small local store selling a wide range of goods, especially in French-speaking parts of Canada

department store (noun)

a large shop divided into separate sections, each section selling a different type of thing

dime store (noun)

American a small shop that sells different types of cheap things

dispensing chemist (noun)

British a chemist’s shop where medicines are prepared and sold

drapery (noun)

a business that sells cloth and things made of cloth

drugstore (noun)

American a chemist

dry cleaner’s (noun)

a shop where you take your clothes to be dry-cleaned

duty-free (noun)

a shop that sells duty-free goods

filling station (noun)

a petrol station

fish and chip shop (noun)

British a shop that sells fish and chips that you usually take somewhere else to eat

five-and-dime (noun)

Americanold-fashioned a shop that sells a variety of goods that are not expensive

garage (noun)

a place that repairs or sells cars

garage (noun)

a place where you go to buy petrol

garden centre (noun)

a large store that sells plants, flowers, and the tools and equipment that you need for looking after a garden

gasbar (noun)

Canadian a garage that sells fuel for motor vehicles

gas station (noun)

American a petrol station

general store (noun)

American a shop that sells a wide range of products, often found in small communities

gift shop (noun)

a shop selling things that people like to give and receive as presents

haberdashery (noun)

Americanold-fashioned men’s clothes, or a shop that sells men’s clothes

hardware shop (noun)

a shop that sells metal goods and things for your home or garden such as pans, knives, tools, and chemical products

hole-in-the-wall (noun)

informal a very small shop or restaurant

hypermarket (noun)

a very large supermarket, usually built outside a town, that sells a wide range of goods

ironmonger’s (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a shop that sells tools and other metal goods

junk shop (noun)

a shop that buys and sells used things such as furniture, books, or pictures

liquor store (noun)

American an off-licence

megastore (noun)

a very large shop, especially one that sells many different types of products

minimart (noun)

mainly American a shop that sells food and stays open late

multiple (noun)

businessBritish a chain store

NAAFI (noun)

a shop or place to eat for members of the British armed forces

newspaper stand (noun)

a newsstand

newsstand (noun)

a place in the street where you can buy newspapers and magazines

offie (noun)

Britishinformal an off-licence

off-licence (noun)

British a shop that sells alcoholic drinks

opportunity shop (noun)

Australianinformal a shop that sells second-hand (=used) goods in order to earn money for a charity (=organization that helps the poor, sick etc)

op shop (noun)

Australianinformal an opportunity shop

outfitter (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a shop that sells clothes, especially men’s clothes

outfitter (noun)

American a shop that sells clothes and equipment for activities such as camping and hunting

paper shop (noun)

Britishspoken a shop that sells newspapers and magazines

patisserie (noun)

a shop that sells cakes

perfumery (noun)

a shop that sells perfumes

petrol station (noun)

British a garage that sells petrol for your car. The American word is gas station.

pharmacy (noun)

a shop where medicines are prepared and sold

saddler (noun)

old-fashionedBritish a shop where saddles and other leather products are sold

saddlery (noun)

American a saddler’s shop

salon (noun)

a shop that sells expensive clothes made by famous designers

sari-sari store (noun)

Philippine English a small local shop selling a wide range of goods

service centre (noun)

a shop where you can buy parts for the products that are sold there, and can have the products repaired

service station (noun)

a business that sells petrol, oil, and other things for vehicles

sex shop (noun)

a shop that sells products relating to sexual activities

stall (noun)

a large table or a small building that is open at the front, used for selling things or for giving people information

stationer (noun)

British a shop that sells stationery

supermarket (noun)

a very large shop that sells food and other products for the home. You go around the shop pushing a trolley and putting things in it, then you pay for your goods at the checkout.

superstore (noun)

a very large shop that sells a wide range of different goods, usually on the edge of a town

superstore (noun)

a shop that sells a range of similar products at low prices

sweet shop (noun)

a shop that sells sweets and chocolate

takeaway (noun)

British a shop that sells meals that you take home to eat

thrift shop (noun)

American a charity shop

tobacconist (noun)

a shop that sells tobacco, cigarettes etc

trading post (noun)

a small town, village, or shop far away from other towns

victualler (noun)

British someone who is legally allowed to sell alcohol