Meaning & use

supermarket

noun·Everyday

A large, self-service store that sells food, drinks, and household goods.

See it in a sentence

We stopped at the supermarket to buy groceries for the week.

The new supermarket has a bakery and a pharmacy inside it.

A note on using this word

Supermarket implies a larger store than a corner shop, typically arranged in aisles with self-service shopping carts.

Words with a similar meaning

grocery store

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