Meaning & use
financial supermarket
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Meaning
nouncountablebusinessfinance
A company that offers a wide range of financial services, such as banking, insurance, and investment advice, all under one roof.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a financial supermarket' or 'financial supermarkets'.
Patterns
- a financial supermarket
- financial supermarkets
The bank became a financial supermarket, offering loans, insurance, and savings accounts all in one place.
Some customers prefer a financial supermarket because they can manage all their money in one account.
After the merger, the company was described as a financial supermarket that could serve all its clients' needs.
Word forms
| plural | financial supermarkets |
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Common combinations
- become a financial supermarket
- The small bank grew quickly and became a financial supermarket.
- a full-service financial supermarket
- They advertise themselves as a full-service financial supermarket for busy families.
- a one-stop financial supermarket
- For many investors, a one-stop financial supermarket saves time and paperwork.
Synonyms and how they differ
- one-stop shop
- More general and informal; it can refer to any business that offers many products, not just financial ones.
- financial conglomerate
- More formal and often used in business reports; it emphasizes the company's large size and many divisions.
Word family
Commonly confused: financial supermarket or supermarket?
financial supermarket vs supermarket
A supermarket is a large food store. A financial supermarket is not a place to buy food; it is a company that sells many financial products.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'financial supermarket' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A financial supermarket is a company that provides many financial services, so option B fits. The other options describe a grocery store, which is a different meaning of 'supermarket'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “financial supermarket”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.