MALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mall mean? 

• MALL (noun)
  The noun MALL has 2 senses:

1. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

2. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

  Familiarity information: MALL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mall; promenade

Hypernyms ("mall" is a kind of...):

paseo; walk; walkway (a path set aside for walking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mall"):

esplanade (a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

center; mall; plaza; shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall

Context example:

they spent their weekends at the local malls

Hypernyms ("mall" is a kind of...):

mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)

Meronyms (parts of "mall"):

food court (an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area))

 Context examples 

Rappler reported three malls in Davao City and Gaisano Mall in Digos City were damaged following aftershocks.

(Aftershocks increase death toll of magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Philippines, Wikinews)

The study comes at a time when facial analysis technologies — which use hidden cameras to assess and characterize certain features about an individual — are becoming increasingly prevalent, embedded in everything from smartphone dating apps and digital kiosks at malls to airport security and law enforcement surveillance systems.

(Facial recognition software has a gender problem, National Science Foundation)