1. brick and mortar - Noun
2. brick and mortar - Adjective
brick and mortar (not comparable)
(business) 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.) [from mid-1990s]
Brick and mortar retail stores face online competition.
(UK) Buildings, especially domestic housing.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, and, mortar.
brick-and-mortar (uncountable)
Alternative form of brick and mortar
brick-and-mortar
Absolutely Delightful, our 2020 Best of Phoenix winner for best honey, opened its first brick-and-mortar location with a small retail section. Source: Internet
"Although decisions that impact our associates are never easy, reducing the number of our brick-and-mortar locations is a necessary business decision," Riesbeck said Monday in a statement. Source: Internet
Although his Irvine, California, plant has been running at full production capacity, he didn’t have enough bars to send both to Amazon and to all the brick-and-mortar retailers who also have increased their orders. Source: Internet
Across the country, thousands of brick-and-mortar offices bear the stately logo of Edward Jones, one of the biggest investment advisers in America, whose more than 13,000 advisers help 789,000 clients manage their money. Source: Internet
A massive online retailer with a brick-and-mortar location… Source: Internet
A nearby brick-and-mortar branch is on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, less than two miles away from the shuttered office. Source: Internet