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

After snagging celebrity boosters and signing deals with major restaurants and supermarket chains, its valuation soared to more than $10 billion later that year.

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The best remedy is to focus on fruit and drinks first, rather than worrying about the latest probiotic in the supermarket, she says.

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Mike Muhammad, employed at a Latin-themed supermarket, put a similar estimate on the downturn.

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“When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen Bermúdez, 34, a supermarket cashier in Caracas.

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The rise, over the past century, of industrialized supermarket fare and national fast-food chains has erased many of these local food customs.

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Related Words

• boutique 
• chain store 
• convenience store 
• deli 
• department store 
• discount store 
• drugstore 
• emporium 
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• market 
• outlet 
• shop 
• shopping center 
• showroom