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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That includes a one percentage point surcharge on catering and prepared meals like rotisserie chickens that are sold at supermarkets. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 Multipacks of Coca-Cola Original Taste glass bottles, 4x200ml, line a supermarket shelf in Bari, Italy, on September 15, 2026. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 French authorities are still piecing together the mystery of how and why hackers targeted supermarket refrigerators around the country, spoiling millions of euros’ worth of food. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026 Over the decades, Ernaux has examined class shame through close observation of her parents’ lives, accounted for all-consuming romantic obsession, and transcribed fleeting encounters in supermarkets and trains in the Paris suburbs. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supermarket

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of supermarket was in 1931

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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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