colmado

Definitions

A corner store.

Dominican-Republic

Examples

“The beaches are beautiful but the people even more so and I think⟳ you will come⟳ away with a lot more from your visit⟳ if you venture outside the tourist districts. Make⟳ an effort to get⟳ into the poorer areas which lie⟳ on the outskirts of the big cities and spend⟳ a day at a colmado.”

“Flexibility, fairness, and amicability with customers were extremely important qualities of a successful colmado. At least one colmado in Santa Lucia suffered significant business losses because of development of a reputation for unfairness and inflexibility. The successful long-term capturing of household income by a colmado, largely a byproduct of solid credit relations, directly impacted the colmado's ability to remain⟳ in good standing with suppliers with whom they often held debt.”

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