Woolworth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Woolworth in British English:
UK [ˈwulwə:θ]
How to pronounce Woolworth in American English:
US [ˈwʊlˌwɚθ]
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- Noun:
- United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
Word Origin
- Woolworth
- also Woolworth's, often in reference to inexpensive merchandise, from the F.W. Woolworth & Company chain of "five-and-ten-cent stores," begun 1879 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Example
- 1. How 's it going , woolworth ? Man , what are you doing here ?
- 2. In 1913 , when the woolworth building was being built .
- 3. The first retailer in north america to sell christmas ornaments made of glass was fw woolworth .
- 4. Paulie , call emergency services unit to meet us at the woolworth building .
- 5. The woolworth building stands in this aerial photograph taken over new york , us , on wednesday , july 7 , 2010 .