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supermarkets - 2 dictionary results

su⋅per⋅mar⋅ket

[soo-per-mahr-kit]
–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.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; super- + market
su·per·mar·ket   (sōō'pər-mär'kĭt)   
n.  A large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.
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