hypermarket

noun

hy·​per·​mar·​ket ˈhī-pər-ˌmär-kət 

: a very large store that carries products found in a supermarket as well as merchandise commonly found in department stores

Examples of hypermarket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With no large-scale hypermarkets, shoppers rose at dawn to snag the freshest produce at local wet markets. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Shinsegae Expands Hospitality Presence Shinsegae is best known for its department stores and emart hypermarkets. — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The company’s portfolio includes Big C, Thailand’s second-largest hypermarket chain, with operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Hong Kong. — Kevin Lim, CNBC, 31 May 2026

Filmed on location in Mallorca, the six-part series follows Tom (Lasson) and Petra (Linnertorp), a successful Swedish couple who sell their hypermarket in Sweden for a tidy sum and head for a life of luxury on the Spanish island. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypermarket

• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket
• market
• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket