supermarket

[soo-per-mahr-kit]

noun

1. a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.

2. any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services.

   a financial supermarket that sells stocks, bonds, insurance, and real estate.

supermarket

/ ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a large self-service store retailing food and household supplies

Word History and Origins

Origin of supermarket¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; super- + market

Example Sentences

But he also talks about his taste for drinking raw, unpasteurised milk, which cannot be bought in shops or supermarkets - though its sale is legal in England.

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More than £100m was spent on sugar confectionery at British supermarkets in the four weeks to 5 October - up 5% on the same period a year ago, according to data from Worldpanel by Numerator.

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To support struggling families, the project already operates a wellness café and a social supermarket where people can purchase groceries at a discounted price if they are part of the membership scheme.

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One Democratic legislator raised a hypothetical dispute at a supermarket checkout line.

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They have stockpiled a week's worth of food, he added, but many of the supermarkets are empty and he could not find any bread in the neighbourhood.

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Related Words

• boutique 
• chain store 
• convenience store 
• deli 
• department store 
• discount store 
• drugstore 
• emporium 
• grocery store www.thesaurus.com
• market 
• outlet 
• shop 
• shopping center 
• showroom