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mall [noun]
US /mɑːl/ 
UK /mɔːl/ 
Example: 

There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

mall

 (also shopping mall) (American) noun
a large building that has a lot of shops, restaurants, etc. inside it

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

mall

I. mall S3 W3 /mɔːl, mæl $ mɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] especially American English
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: mall 'long path used for playing a game called "pall-mall"' (17-19 centuries)]
a large area where there are a lot of shops, usually a covered area where cars are not allowed SYN shopping centre:
Let’s meet at the mall and go see a movie.
a huge new shopping mall ⇨ ↑strip mall
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THESAURUS
shop especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: She's gone to the shops to get some milk. | a clothes shop | Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
superstore British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: Out -of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
department store a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
supermarket (also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
garden centre British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
outlet formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: The book is available from most retail outlets.
market an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
mall especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: A new restaurant has opened at the mall. | We used to hang around together at the mall.
strip mall American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.
II. ˈshopping mall BrE AmE (also mall) noun [countable] especially American English
a group of shops together in one large covered building

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mall

mall [mall malls]   [mɔːl]    [mæl]    [mɔːl]  noun
(also shopping mall) (both especially NAmE) a large building or covered area that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. inside it
Let's go to the mall.
Some teenagers were hanging out at the mall.
compare  arcade
See also: shopping mall  
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: probably a shortening of pall-mall, a 16th and 17th cent. game. The current sense dates from the 1960s.  
Collocations:
Shopping
Shopping
go/go out/be out shopping
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
try on clothes/shoes
indulge in some retail therapy
go on a spending spree
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
be/get caught shoplifting
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale
find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
deal with/help/serve customers
run a special promotion
be on special offer
Buying goods
make/complete a purchase
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order
make/place/take an order for sth
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance
accept/take credit cards
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate
enter your PIN number
ask for/get/obtain a receipt
return/exchange an item/a product
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
compare prices
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount 
Example Bank:
The website is a virtual shopping mall.
They hit the mall for a wild shopping spree.
They reported him to mall security.
They spend a lot of time at the mall.
teenagers hanging out at the mall
‘Where'd you get those earrings?’ ‘At the mall.’

Let's go to the mall.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

mall / mɔːl /   / mɑːl / noun [ C ] ( also ˈ shopping ˌ mall )

B1 a large, usually covered, shopping area where cars are not allowed:

There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

mall

/mɔ:l, mæl/
(malls)

A mall is a very large enclosed shopping area.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mall

mall /ˈmɑːl/ noun, pl malls [count]
1 : a large building or group of buildings containing stores of many different kinds and sizes
• They spent the afternoon shopping at the mall.
- see also strip mall
2 : a public area where people walk
• a pedestrian mall