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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.

news-stand

ˈnews-stand [news-stand news-stands] (US ˈnewsstand)      noun
a place on the street, at a station, etc. where you can buy newspapers and magazines

• The first issue of the magazine hit the news-stands (= went on sale) today.

pharmacy

phar·macy [pharmacy pharmacies]   [ˈfɑːməsi]    [ˈfɑːrməsi]  noun (pl. phar·macies)
1. countable a shop/store, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs

compare  chemist, drugstore

2. countable a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared

3. uncountable the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the administration of drugs): from Old French farmacie, via medieval Latin from Greek pharmakeia ‘practice of the druggist’, based on pharmakon ‘drug’.  
Example Bank:
• Research is bringing more effective new drugs to pharmacy shelves.
• The cream is available at/from/in pharmacies without a prescription.

• The ointment is available from pharmacies without prescription.