hypermarket
noun/ˈhaɪpəmɑːkɪt/
/ˈhaɪpərmɑːrkɪt/
(British English)- a very large shop located outside a town, that sells a wide range of goods
- The company opened a £15 million hypermarket at Stockton.
Word Origin1970s: translation of French hypermarché, from hyper- ‘beyond, exceeding’ + marché ‘market’.Definitions on the go
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