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Definition of supermarket noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

supermarket

noun
 
/ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/
 
/ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt/
(North American English also grocery store)
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  1. a large shop that sells food, drinks and goods used in the home. People choose what they want from the shelves and pay for it as they leave.
    • I only shop at this supermarket.
    • It is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the UK.
    • An increasing amount of organic produce is to be found on supermarket shelves.
    • a supermarket checkout/aisle
    • (British English) a supermarket trolley
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • leading
    • major
    • top
    supermarket + noun
    • chain
    • giant
    • group
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See supermarket in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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