supermarket
noun /ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/
/ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt/
(North American English also grocery store)
- a large shop that sells food, drinks and goods used in the home. People choose what they want from the shelves and pay for it as they leave.
enlarge image- I only shop at this supermarket.
- It is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the UK.
- An increasing amount of organic produce is to be found on supermarket shelves.
- a supermarket checkout/aisle
- (British English) a supermarket trolley
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- leading
- major
- top
- …
- chain
- giant
- group
- …
