supercenter

noun

su·​per·​cen·​ter ˈsü-pər-ˌsen-tər How to pronounce supercenter (audio)
: a very large discount department store that also sells a complete line of grocery merchandise

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Editorial: Why there’s no need for procrastinators to rush for a Real ID A Real ID can be had at the Illinois Secretary of State’s new downtown supercenter. Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 Walmart Plans were submitted to build a new supercenter and fuel station at the northeast corner of State Route 109 and Wilson Farms Boulevard, just south of Interstate 40. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2024 The more than 700,000 employees at both companies represent one out of six of all U.S. supermarket, supercenter and warehouse club workers. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2024 Warehouse clubs, supercenters and other general merchandise sellers collectively added 10,000 jobs last month, according to the BLS. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supercenter

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of supercenter was in 1977

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“Supercenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercenter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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