outlet vs department store

department store vs outlet

outlet and department store both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
outlet	Yes	No	No	No
department store	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, department store is a hyponym of outlet; that is, department store is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outlet:

outlet: a place of business for retailing goods
department store: a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

Other hyponyms of outlet include country store, general store, trading post, emporium, discount house, discount store, discounter, wholesale house, market, market place, marketplace, mart, center, centre, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, shop, store, strip mall.

outlet (noun)	department store (noun)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion	a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
an opening that permits escape or release
a place of business for retailing goods
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Difference between outlet and department store

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