RETAIL CHAIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A chain of retail stores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("retail chain" is a kind of...):

chain ((business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership)

distributor (a company that markets merchandise)

Meronyms (members of "retail chain"):

department store; emporium (a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain)