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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But the legal precedent relevant to the merger defines their competitors as other supermarkets as well as supercenter operators like Walmart – and neither judge was convinced to alter that methodology. Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 The total employees at both companies represent one out of six of all U.S. supermarket, supercenter and warehouse club workers. Alexander Coolidge, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024 Walmart neighborhood markets provide customers with groceries, a pharmacy and other merchandise, according to the company’s website, and are designed to be smaller than Walmart supercenters and discount stores. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025 The Walmart supercenter and fuel station at the northeast corner of State Route 109 and Wilson Farms Boulevard, just south of Interstate 40 was approved in August. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supercenter 

Word History

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 22 Feb. 2025.

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