pharmacy meaning
pharmacy :
a place where medicines are sold or dispensed to patients
noun
▪ She went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine.
▪ She went to the place where medicines are sold to buy some medicine.
▪ The pharmacy is closed on Sundays.
▪ The place where medicines are sold is closed on Sundays.
paraphrasing
▪ drugstore – pharmacy
▪ chemist – pharmacy
Pronunciation
pharmacy [ˈfɑː.mə.si]
The stress is on the first syllable 'fah' and sounds like 'fah-muh-see'.
Common phrases and grammar about pharmacy
pharmacy - Common meaning
noun
a place where medicines are sold or dispensed to patients
Part of Speech Changes for "pharmacy"
▪ pharmacist (noun) – a person who prepares and sells medicines
▪ pharmaceutical (adjective) – related to medicines or the pharmacy
▪ pharmaceutics (noun) – the science of preparing medicines
▪ pharmacy technician (noun) – a person who assists the pharmacist in dispensing medicines
Common Expressions with "pharmacy"
▪ visit the pharmacy – go to the place where medicines are sold
▪ work at a pharmacy – have a job in the place where medicines are sold
▪ open the pharmacy – start the business day at the pharmacy
▪ pharmacy services – services provided by the pharmacy
Important examples of pharmacy in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, pharmacy usually refers to a place where medicines are sold or dispensed.
Example of a confusing word: farmacy (a common misspelling)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, pharmacy is used as a noun and may require correct article use or noun placement.
pharmacy
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
Differences between similar words and pharmacy
pharmacy
,
drugstore
differences
pharmacy usually refers to a place where medicines are sold, often associated with a licensed pharmacist, whereas drugstore emphasizes selling various drugs and related products.
pharmacy
,
chemist – pharmacy
differences
'pharmacy' is more commonly used in American English, while 'chemist' is used in British English.
Words with the same origin as pharmacy
The origin of pharmacy
the word 'pharmacy' comes from the Greek 'pharmakeia', meaning 'the use of drugs'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'pharm' (related to drugs) and the suffix 'acy' (denoting a place).
Words with the same origin
The root of pharmacy is 'pharm' (drug). Words with the same root include pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, and philanthropy.
