hypermarket

noun

hy·​per·​mar·​ket ˈhī-pər-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce hypermarket (audio)
: 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 Walmart has a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. USA TODAY, 25 May 2024 Companies running convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets such as CP All Pcl, its unit CP Axtra Pcl and Berli Jucker Pcl are seen as major beneficiaries of the cash splurge, according to InnovestX Securities Pcl. Thomas Kutty Abraham / Bloomberg, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Across the pond, the Mondragon worker cooperative complex in Spain operates over 2000 stores, including hypermarkets, grocery stores, gas stations, and even perfume stores. Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Last July, Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission approved its NT$11.5 billion ($377 million) purchase of a 96% stake in hypermarket chain RT-Mart’s Taiwan business from French multinational retail group Auchan and Taiwanese conglomerate Ruentex Group. Jane Ho, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hypermarket 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hypermarket was in 1970

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“Hypermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermarket. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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