hypermarket

[ hahy-per-mahr-kit ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a combined supermarket and department store.

hypermarket

/ ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

1965–70; hyper- + market, translation of French hypermarché, on the model of supermarché supermarket

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

C20: translation of French hypermarché