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

Large producers of food waste — such as supermarkets and wholesalers, which are already required by law to divert those items from the trash — would also have to prioritize donating any edible food before sending it off to be recycled or composted. —John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026

Investigators had learned Jocelyn and Cornelius went to an ALDI supermarket on Sunday March 20, four days before her murder. —Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

But Ortega said on-farm costs are only a small part of what consumers pay at the supermarket. —Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

There’s a small supermarket, Lowe’s, in Bandera, but for a better selection, stop by an H-E-B—Texas’s massive grocery store chain—in San Antonio or Austin and throw your steaks in a cooler for the short drive. —Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 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