Definition
The front section or storefront of a shop or store; the display area visible from the street.
Etymology
Combining 'fore-' (front, facing forward) and 'shop' (a place where goods are sold). This is a straightforward compound, though it's not commonly used in modern English, which typically just says 'storefront' or 'shop window' instead.
Kelly Says
The Victorian era was obsessed with foreshop design—elaborate window displays with carefully arranged goods were seen as an art form, and famous designers competed to create the most eye-catching foreshops on London's Oxford Street, making the front of shops as important as a theatrical stage set!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በፊት ማሸ avanti
be-fit ma-sha-a-van-ti
ARالعربية
بيع مسبق
bayʿ musaq
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্তী বিক্রয়
poorbort-ee bikroy
CACatalà
venda prèvia
ven-da pre-via
CSČeština
předprodej
pred-pro-dej
DADansk
forudsalg
for-ud-salg
DEDeutsch
Vorverkauf
for-ver-kauf
ELΕλληνικά
προπώληση
pro-po-li-si
ESEspañol
preventa
pre-ven-ta
FAفارسی
پیش فروش
peesh forosh
FISuomi
etuvarastointi
etu-var-as-toi-nti
FRFrançais
prévente
pre-vɑ̃t
GUGU
પહેલે verkoop
pehle verkoop
HAHA
sayar a gaban
sayar a ga-ban
HEעברית
הנחה מוקדמת
hen-chah mo-ka-det
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व बिक्री
poorv bikri
HUMagyar
előadás
e-lo-a-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
pra-penjualan
pra-penjualan
IGIG
ikpe akwụ
ik-pe ak-wu
ITItaliano
prevendita
pre-ven-di-ta
MRMR
पूर्व विक्री
poorv vikri
MSBahasa Melayu
pra-jualan
pra-jualan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ပြော
a-kyaung pya-o
NLNederlands
voorverkoop
vor-ver-koop
NONorsk
forhåndssalg
for-hånd-ssalg
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲੇ ਵਿਕ्री
peh-leh vi-kri
PLPolski
przedsprzedaż
przed-sprzedaż
PTPortuguês
pré-venda
pre-vɛn-da
RORomână
pre- vânzare
pre-van-za-re
RUРусский
предпродажа
predprodazha
SVSvenska
förhandsförsäljning
for-hands-for-salj-ning
SWKiswahili
uzalisho wa mapema
u-za-li-sho wa ma-pe-ma
TAதமிழ்
முன் விற்பனை
mun vip-pal-nai
TEతెలుగు
ముందు విక్రయం
mundu vikrayam
THไทย
ขายล่วงหน้า
khaai luang haana
TLTL
nakikipag-usap
na-ki-ki-pa-ga-usap
TRTürkçe
ön satış
ön satış
UKУкраїнська
передпродаж
pered-pro-dazh
URاردو
پیش فروش
peesh forosh
VITiếng Việt
bán trước
ban truoc
ZUZU
ukusala ngaphambi
u-ku-sa-la ng-a-pha-mbi