supermarket

noun

su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 

often attributive

1

: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise

2

: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services

Examples of supermarket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The supermarket chain moved up one spot from the previous year’s rankings. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Earlier this month, Kherson Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave, warning that the electricity supply to the city is now equivalent to that received by a single Kyiv supermarket. — David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Soon a jury will be assembled in Buffalo by the federal government seeking a death sentence for the gunman who shot and killed 10 people in 2022 at the Tops supermarket in a racially motivated mass shooting. — Sharon Risher, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Lottery players at Florida’s signature supermarket and the nation’s dominant grocery seller had the best luck Sunday. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for supermarket

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

Kids Definition

supermarket

noun

su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 

: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise