hypermarket

[hahy-per-mahr-kit]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a combined supermarket and department store.

hypermarket

/ ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

1965–70; hyper- + market, translation of French hypermarché, on the model of supermarché supermarket

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

C20: translation of French hypermarché

Example Sentences

Today, iconic luxury foods such as champagne, foie gras, and smoked salmon are predominantly distributed through supermarkets and hypermarkets.

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Urban development and industrial zones encroach on highly mechanized farms abutting deserted villages where small stores have been crushed by hypermarkets that offer cheaper imported meat and produce.

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For those looking for a new mortgage, the current situation is like shopping in a hypermarket, but where everything on the shelf is soon going out of date.

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It also slashed its 2023 earnings outlook for France, saying investment required to fund price cuts to boost customer traffic and volume in its supermarkets and hypermarkets would weigh on profit.

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Ackerman was known for his many campaigns against monopolies and price-fixing in his active retail days and also introducing the hypermarket concept to South Africa.

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