place of business

Other forms: places of business

Definitions of place of business
  1. noun
    an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
    synonyms: business establishment
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    gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house
    a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
    health club, health spa, spa
    a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
    casino-hotel, hotel-casino
    a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel
    massage parlor
    a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
    mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet
    a place of business for retailing goods
    business office, office
    place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
    spot
    a business establishment for entertainment
    box office, ticket booth, ticket office
    the office where tickets of admission are sold
    cabaret, club, night club, nightclub, nightspot
    a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
    casino, gambling casino
    a public building for gambling and entertainment
    clip joint
    a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment
    countinghouse
    office used by the accountants of a business
    country store, general store, trading post
    a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
    department store, emporium
    a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
    discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house
    a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
    fat farm
    a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight
    government office
    an office where government employees work
    central office, headquarters, home base, home office, main office
    (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
    hot spot, hotspot
    a lively entertainment spot
    joint
    a disreputable place of entertainment
    life office
    life assurance office
    loan office
    an office where loans are negotiated and repaid
    market, market place, marketplace, mart
    an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
    newsroom
    an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
    center, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
    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
    shipping office
    the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired
    shop, store
    a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
    strip mall
    a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot
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    establishment
    a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
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