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RETAIL CHAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)