newsstand
[
nooz
-stand,
nyooz
-]
/ˈnuzˌstænd, ˈnyuz-/
noun
1.
a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
Origin
1870-75,
Americanism;
news
+
stand
Examples from the web for
newsstand
Their first exposure to the cover is unlikely to come when walking by a
newsstand
.
People always buy a witty headline at the corner
newsstand
.
Or a time you grabbed a magazine off a
newsstand
, or raised a hand to hail a taxi.
If you got your copy at a
newsstand
, it took a different path.
It's tough to stand out on a
newsstand
crowded with concept covers and abundant cleavage.
Put her on the cover of a magazine and you will see a bump in
newsstand
sales.
You'll be able to carry a
newsstand
, weighing ounces, in your pocket.
He bought a paper at a
newsstand
, opened it, and nearly made it across the street before the words stopped him cold.
We'd start by going to the
newsstand
and buying anything that caught our eye.
So magazine editors, ever eager to increase their
newsstand
sales, prepare their cover stories.
British Dictionary definitions for
newsstand
newsstand
/
ˈnjuːzˌstænd
/
noun
1.
a portable stand or stall in the street, from which newspapers are sold
Word Origin and History for
newsstand
n.
1872, from
news
(n.) +
stand
(n.).