supermarket

noun

su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce supermarket (audio)
often attributive
1
: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise
2
: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services

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Then, Albertsons turned on Kroger, terminating the merger agreement and then going a step further: filing a lawsuit against the supermarket chain. Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The roughly 56,000-square-foot supermarket will be the anchor store for the Triple Crown Shopping Center between Union and Walton with an adjacent liquor store. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 This is the first time the governor has voiced full support for lifting Maryland's ban on beer and wine sales in supermarkets — an increasingly hot topic as alcohol laws loosen in the region. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 Farmers say their income has been squeezed over the years by Britain's competitive supermarket sector, cheap imports from abroad and subsidy cuts following Brexit. Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supermarket 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of supermarket was in 1931

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“Supermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermarket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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supermarket

noun
su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce supermarket (audio)
: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise

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