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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How to use supermarket in a sentence

In the early stages of the coronavirus it wouldn’t have made sense for us to continue to spend on some point of sale material, but there was still a lot of people shopping in a natural retail channels like supermarkets.
‘Retailers are media owners in their own right’: Why e-commerce is driving more of Unilever’s media spend|Seb Joseph|September 9, 2020|Digiday
Although Walmart is still by far the nation’s biggest grocer, it has recently lost share to mainstream supermarkets, which have expanded sales at a faster pace during the quarantine.
Walmart’s Amazon Prime challenger is launching Sept. 15|radmarya|September 1, 2020|Fortune
In supermarkets, scan-and-go technology has accelerated the mobile checkout experience — enabling staff to be re-deployed in other areas of the store — and also creates a safer experience for both the employee and the customer.
Research: Only 25 percent of professionals expect to be working from home long-term|DailyPay|August 17, 2020|Digiday
I mean, this is central to the lie, really, of the supermarket as a weapon.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics

The image is that it’s just the supermarket itself that is the source of abundance.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics
When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
No alarms were triggered as she strolled out of the Giant supermarket in Limerick, Pennsylvania, and nobody thought otherwise.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Notoriously, Atlantic City did not get its first supermarket until 1996.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was captivated by footage of her escape through the hazy entryway of the supermarket, which was obscured by pepper spray.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon, you could find products containing palm oil on every supermarket shelf in the country.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees|Carrie Arnold|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A gasoline station and a weed-grown lot would shortly be replaced by a supermarket.
Time and Time Again|Henry Beam Piper
The back door of the supermarket was forced and somebody made off with a variety of groceries.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson
Apparently he cashed the check at the little store, or the supermarket, near where you lived there in New Orleans.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That put it early in April, which decreased the weather hazard—a major consideration in even a trip to the Supermarket.
A Matter of Proportion|Anne Walker
Do you know, are you familiar with Hutch's Market, Supermarket?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for supermarket

supermarket

/ (ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt) /

noun

a large self-service store retailing food and household supplies

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supermarket

Origin of supermarket

Words nearby supermarket

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British Dictionary definitions for supermarket