# supermarket

Pronunciation: US say "SOO-pur-mar-kuht" /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/; UK say "SOO-puh-mah-kit" /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/

## Noun

1. A large self-service store selling groceries and, usually, medicine, household items, and clothing.
   - Simple: A big store where you pick out your own food and household goods from the shelves.
   - _She grabbed a basket as she entered the supermarket after work._
   - _Most supermarkets stock everything from fresh produce to cleaning supplies._
2. A company that owns and operates a group of grocery stores under a single brand name.
   - Simple: A company that owns and runs many food stores sharing the same name.
   - _The supermarket announced plans to open fifty new locations next year._
   - _Two rival supermarkets merged to form the country's largest grocery brand._
3. A single source offering a wide range of products or services in one convenient place, a one-stop shop.
   - Simple: A place where you can get many different things or services all in one spot.
   - _The conference became a supermarket of new ideas for young entrepreneurs._
   - _Critics called the agency a one-stop supermarket of government services._

## Origin

First recorded in American English in 1933, formed from the prefix "super-" combined with "market."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/supermarket (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).