brick and mortar en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.)
E-commerce is not the kiss of death for big, traditional brick-and-mortar business.
2000, Judy Kong, in a report on the ICE Conference, "Non Traditional Clicks and Mortar Businesses: (Dinosaurs) Learn to Fly"Brick and mortar retail stores face online competition.
- (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, and, mortar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bricks-and-mortar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bricks and mortar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brick-and-mortar | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
old-fashioned · traditional · physical
Translations (15)
cmn 實體店 /实体店 (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · tr konvansiyonel (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · pl tradycyjny (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · fi toimitilat (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · de konventionell (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · es tradicional (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · de traditionell (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · tr geleneksel (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · es físico (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · fi kivijalka- (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · cs kamenný obchod (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · cmn 實體店 /实体店 (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · cmn 實體的 /实体的 (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · pt físico (buildings and property for the conduct of a business) · pl fizyczny (buildings and property for the conduct of a business)