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woolworth

/ˈwʊl.wɜːrθ/

Tradução: Nome próprio referente a um sobrenome, mais conhecido por Frank Winfield Woolworth, empresário americano que fundou uma rede nacional de lojas de varejo de baixo custo no final do século XIX.

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/ˈwʊl.wɜːrθ/C1formalamerican
  • ptNome próprio referente a um sobrenome, mais conhecido por Frank Winfield Woolworth, empresário americano que fundou uma rede nacional de lojas de varejo de baixo custo no final do século XIX.

A proper noun referring to a surname, most notably associated with Frank Winfield Woolworth, an American businessman who founded a national chain of low-priced retail stores in the late 19th century.

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  1. Founder of a retail chainB2formalamerican

    Frank Winfield Woolworth, an American businessman who pioneered the five-and-dime store concept, opening his first shop in 1879 and expanding it into a major national chain.

    ptFundador de rede varejista

    • Frank Woolworth revolutionized retail by selling low-priced goods.
    • Woolworth's first store opened in Utica, New York in 1879.
    • The Woolworth building in New York City was once the tallest in the world.