supermarketnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/us/ˈsuː.pɚˌmɑːr.kɪt/A1 a large shopwhich sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home
Examples
- She works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
- Despite local opposition, the plans for the new supermarket have been cleared by the council.
- The new supermarket is really going to clobber the small local shops.
- The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat.
- A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- department store
- discount store
- discount warehouse
- druggist
- drugstore
- megastore
- milk bar
- newsagent
- newsstand
- off-licence
- swap meet
- sweet shop
- tabletop sale
- tag sale
- thrift store
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Examples from literature
- Big British supermarkets asked for his new jam.
- Most milk in the supermarket comes from cows on farms.
- They can buy it at supermarkets, on street corners, in local stores, from vending machines, and even online.
- They don’t buy their fruit and vegetables in supermarkets; they grow them on land near their homes.
- Two French researchers asked a person to walk around a supermarket.
- You can find it in every supermarket.