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 reason big supermarkets, operated by national and regional operators, are so often excluded is an old zoning law that’s a competition and affordability-killer, and that affordability-king Mamdani is doing nothing about. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Commodity prices can move quickly; fertilizer decisions, harvests and retail contracts transmit those shocks more slowly, and supermarket shelves move later still. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Traditional supermarkets ranked last among Gen Z shoppers, with only 11% reporting this as their go-to store. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Major supermarket chains like Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, or Publix regularly discount staple items at steep loss-leader prices just to get shoppers through the doors. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 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