department

department definition - business

department

  1. A specialized unit of an organization.
  2. A department store area that focuses on a particular line of products. For example, the electronics department sells televisions, computers, DVD players, and so forth.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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