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su·per·mar·ket

 (so͞o′pər-mär′kĭt)
n.
A large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.
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supermarket

(ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt)
n
(Commerce) a large self-service store retailing food and household supplies. Also called (chiefly US): supermart
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su•per•mar•ket

(ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt)

n.
1. a large self-service retail store that sells food and other household goods.
2. any business or company offering an unusually wide range of goods or services: a financial supermarket.
[1920–25, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.supermarket - a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goodssupermarket - a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"
hypermarket - a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
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supermarket

noun hypermarket, superstore, cash and carry Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket.
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Translations
supermarket
supermarked
supermarket
supermarket
szupermarket
stórmarkaîur
スーパーマーケットスーパー
슈퍼마켓
pašapkalpes tirdzniecības centrs
supermarktsupermarktketen
supermarket
snabbköp
ซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ต
siêu thị

supermarket

[ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt] Nsupermercado m
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supermarket

[ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt]
nsupermarché m
modif [chain, group] → de supermarchés; [manager] → de supermarché
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supermarket

nSupermarkt m
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supermarket

[ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt] nsupermercato
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supermarket

(ˈsuːpəmaːkit) noun
a large, self-service store selling food and other goods.
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supermarket

مَتْجَرٌ كَبِير supermarket supermarked Supermarkt σουπερμάρκετ supermercado supermarket supermarché supermarket supermercato スーパーマーケット 슈퍼마켓 supermarkt supermarked supermarket supermercado универсам snabbköp ซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ต süpermarket siêu thị 超级市场
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The study also links supermarket shopping to a significant increase in dairy, vegetable oil, processed meat products such as sausages, and highly processed food such as bread, pasta, snacks and soft drinks.
Makati is 4,500 square meters (sq m), while the supermarket in Trinoma is already over 7,000 sq m.
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The petition further seeks to compel the devolved unit to conduct routine maintenance and repairs on all public markets within its jurisdiction, as dilapidated infrastructure and poor hygienic conditions have been blamed for reduced customer numbers in the facilities.Nakuru's chief officer in charge of Trade and Tourism, Ms Edith Kimani, said though weighty issues had been raised in the petition, political interference was hampering the devolved unit's efforts to revamp public markets and make them compete favourably with supermarket chains.
In recent discussions around misleading packaging on branded foods, versus own supermarket products, an online labelling manufacturerData Labelcan reveal; shoppers lean more towards supermarket own, simply because they prefer them, to the big-name brands.
Tesco boss Dave Lewis claimed that Jack's will be "the cheapest in town": MYSUPERMARKET.co.uk has crunched the numbers to compare Jack's prices with other supermarkets (prices were pulled directly from the supermarkets' own sites on September 19).
"When I think about our supermarket branches versus our traditional branches, the only difference is size," said Sara Longobardi, senior execute vice president for retail banking at People's United, noting that typical supermarket branches are about 450 square feet, while traditional branches are five times that size, or larger.
Annual turnover by supermarkets, mini-markets and fruit and vegetable stores is estimated at e1/41.5 bln, with the supermarket chains generating 70% of that total, according to financial website Stockwatch.
The supermarket is located on an 8.4-acre site in the historic and prominent Hillsborough Barracks.
Kamal Vachani, group director, Al Maya Group, welcomed the consul general at the supermarket situated at Murooj Complex, Dubai.