newsstand
pronunciation
How to pronounce newsstand in British English: UK ['nju:zstænd]
How to pronounce newsstand in American English: US [ˈnuzˌstænd, ˈnjuz-]
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- Noun:
- a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
Word Origin
- newsstand (n.)
- 1872, from news (n.) + stand (n.).
Example
- 1. Group of magazine publishers is said to be building an online newsstand
- 2. On his way home , he stops at a newsstand and buys a paper .
- 3. Newspapers rely on subscriptions rather than newsstand sales , so they don 't depend on sensational headlines .
- 4. A concerned police officer approaches a boy crying in front of a newsstand .
- 5. She goes to the newsstand and asks the man , " sir , how old do you think I am ? "