brick-and-mortar
adjective [before noun] (also bricks-and-mortar)Definition
› used to describe a traditional business that operates in a building, when compared to one that operates over the internet: brick-and-mortar stores/retailers Online retailers try to lure customers away from their brick-and-mortar competitors.
› PROPERTY relating to building activities: The college wants to borrow $102 million for brick-and-mortar projects like a new science building.
(Definition of brick-and-mortar adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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