supermarket

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/
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/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ · /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/

Definition of supermarket

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
    “I went to the supermarket to buy some food.”
    “Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.”
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noun

  1. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
    “I went to the supermarket to buy some food.”
    “Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.”
  2. A chain of such stores.
  3. (figuratively)A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
    “If you know what you want by filtering down the 1,600 or so trusts to a short list and then studying the information on each via online sources, then you can buy your trust and get all or nearly all of the commission back into your bank account via an Internet investment supermarket. Here, you select your fund, decide whether you want it as an Individual Savings Account (ISA), and pay for it with a credit card.”
    “Almina grew up in the age of the internet and the infinite supermarket of pornography it provides.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

American English, super- + market, 1933.

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