Small Business Management

noun A general store is a retail store that sells a variety of goods, often including food and household items, in a small town or rural area.

• The small town had a quaint general store that sold a variety of goods.
• Let's stop by the general store on our way back from the lake.
• I heard the general store in that town has some really cool stuff.
• The general store of knowledge is always open for those who seek to learn.

noun a store where loans are made in exchange for personal property as security

• He decided to sell his old jewelry at the pawnshop to make some extra money.
• I found a great deal on a guitar at the pawnshop down the street.
• I'm gonna pawn this watch at the shop and get some quick cash.
• She felt like a pawnshop, constantly being used by others for their own benefit.