| 单词 | anchor tenant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor tenant c. Originally U.S. Designating a business or organization regarded as a key presence in an area or development, esp. a large, prestigious department store or other retailer which attracts customers and other businesses to a shopping centre, as anchor store, anchor tenant, etc. Cf. sense 7. ΚΠ 1939 Los Angeles Times 16 July v. 1 (advt.) New Income Building..—good anchor tenant—excellent investment. 1975 Business Week 8 Dec. 51/1 The big ‘anchor stores’ that acted as magnets for customers of suburban shopping centers—and often owned them. 1985 Times Reporter (Dover, Ohio) 29 Jan. f1/1 The J.C. Penney Co. store..moved from downtown Dover in 1977 to become the Plaza's anchor retailer. 2008 C. B. Harrington 101 Accessible Vac. 243 First stop on any Space Coast visit should be the Kennedy Space Center, the anchor attraction of the area. < as lemmas |
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