Meaning & use
supermarket
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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