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STORE-BOUGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does store-bought mean? 

STORE-BOUGHT (adjective)
  The adjective STORE-BOUGHT has 1 sense:

1. purchased; not homemadeplay

  Familiarity information: STORE-BOUGHT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STORE-BOUGHT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Purchased; not homemade

Synonyms:

boughten; store-bought

Context example:

a store-bought dress

Similar:

factory-made (produced in quantity at a factory)


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