supermarket
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pərˌmɑr noun
1.
a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.
2.
any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services: a financial supermarket that sells stocks, bonds, insurance, and real estate.
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| —n | |
| a large self-service store retailing food and household supplies | |
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Supermarket
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Example sentences
For example, ethnic food offerings in the supermarket section, sports-team t-shirts in the apparel section vary across locations.
He buys the last five mousetraps in the supermarket, and sets them up.
Now, you can spend a fortune on condiments, whether at the supermarket or at a fancy shop.
Most are also open longer hours than a typical supermarket.
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