supermarket

[ soo-per-mahr-kit ]

/ ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt /

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noun

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

any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services: a financial supermarket that sells stocks, bonds, insurance, and real estate.

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Origin of supermarket

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

Words nearby supermarket

superlunar, superlunary, supermajority, supermale, superman, supermarket, supermarketer, supermassive, supermassive star, supermax, supermaxilla

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Many snack bars on supermarket shelves, gluten-free or not, are loaded with the sweet stuff.
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We began to find better bargains elsewhere, in the supermarket.
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She pressed through the crowds entering and leaving the supermarket.
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They turned into the supermarket and mingled with the shoppers.
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British Dictionary definitions for supermarket

supermarket

/ (ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt) /

noun

a large self-service store retailing food and household supplies

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