brick and mortar
The English word “brick and mortar” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, and, mortar.
noun
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