hypermarkets

Meaning

1. 1nounplural

   Very large stores, bigger than supermarkets, that sell food and many other goods, usually outside a town.

   Grammar: This is the plural form; use 'hypermarket' for one store and 'hypermarkets' for more than one.

   Patterns

   • a chain of hypermarkets
   • shop at hypermarkets
   • out-of-town hypermarkets

   Many families do their weekly shopping at hypermarkets on the edge of the city.

   The new road was built to bring customers to the hypermarkets outside town.

   Hypermarkets often sell clothes, electronics and groceries under one roof.

Word forms

Common combinations

out-of-town hypermarket

They drove to an out-of-town hypermarket to buy everything for the party.

chain of hypermarkets

The company runs a chain of hypermarkets across Europe.

shop at a hypermarket

We usually shop at a hypermarket because the prices are lower.

hypermarket chain

She works for a large hypermarket chain in the marketing department.

Synonyms and how they differ

supermarket

A supermarket is smaller and mainly sells food; a hypermarket is much larger and sells many kinds of goods.

superstore

Superstore is a common British word for a very large store, often used instead of 'hypermarket'.

supercenter

Supercenter is mainly American and describes a large store that sells food and general goods.

Word family

hypermarket noun

One very large store of this type.

Commonly confused: hypermarkets or supermarket?

Practice

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