supermarket
/ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/noun
A big self-service shop selling food and often household items, medicine, and clothing.
Example sentences
- “She stops at the supermarket on her way home to pick up groceries.”
- “The supermarket near our house is open twenty-four hours a day.”
Americans often say 'grocery store' for the same place. 'Hypermarket' is the term for the giant kind in much of Europe.