Definition of brick-and-mortar
brick-and-mortar 
noun
- a "traditional" business with a physical presence. Contrast with dot-com.
My grandparents run a brick-and-mortar shop in Missouri.
- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Jan 02 2003.
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Other terms relating to 'business (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: high-paying, with good benefits, etc. | |
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| Definitions include: support. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "business." | |
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| Definitions include: a sales pitch. | |
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| Definitions include: to take something vertical, i.e. to upper management. | |
| Definitions include: "specification". | |
| Definitions include: without any clothing covering the torso. | |
| Definitions include: a couch on which prospective employees are expected to provide sexual favors in order to secure the position. | |
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| Definitions include: Assault and Battery | |
| Definitions include: Rain. | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: Without substance, All talk and no action | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
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| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
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| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'brick': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "brick-and-mortar". | |
| Definitions include: very cold. | |
| Definitions include: nice rack | |
| Definitions include: a large muscular person. | |
| Definitions include: anything solid, sturdy, well-built. | |
| Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed. | |
| Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built. | |
| Definitions include: very unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: "dumb brick", i.e. very cold. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: Couldn't believe it, or make a big deal. | |
| Definitions include: to react with extreme emotion; "freak out". | |
| Definitions include: cold. | |
Other terms relating to 'mortar': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "brick-and-mortar". | |
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