supermarket

CEFRA1

/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large store selling food and household goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A chain of such stores.

Examples

  • There used to be a green field here; now there's a supermarket.

  • I only shop at this supermarket.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.

  2. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.

More examples

In context

  • I went to the supermarket to buy some food.

  • What a big supermarket!

  • 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of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.

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Origin

noun

American English, super- + market, 1933.