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

I had been to the supermarket and I had all these bags.

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Villagers say they feel "punished" by the prices and limited range of products in their only supermarket.

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In 2024 the number of independents hit a 10-year high in the UK, at the same time that the total number of shops selling music - such as record stores chains and supermarkets - fell.

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After a campaign, a night-time barrier is to be installed at an Elmers End supermarket car park that sometimes becomes a race track by night.

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Marks & Spencer and the Co-op supermarket chain this year are estimated to have cost £300 million and £120 million respectively.

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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