supermarkets

[soo-per-mahr-kit]

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
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