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Colesworth

Colesworth proper noun: the Australian supermarket duopoly of Coles and Woolworths, seen as indistinguishable from each other.

Proper noun

Colesworth

  1. (Australia, colloquial) The Australian supermarket duopoly of Coles and Woolworths, seen as indistinguishable from each other.
    • Having tasted the delights of Colesworth's deli bar, [...]2001 December 30, Terry Sweetman, “Open all hours or shut up shop”, in The Sunday Mail, 2 State Main Country edition, Brisbane: News Limited, page 80
    • But when did you last get a guarantee from Colesworth they were not trying to make a profit?2011 November 14, Stephen Matchett, “Beans there... home-brand hoopla old hat”, in The Australian, Canberra: News Limited, page 18

Examples of Colesworth in a sentence

  • Of course Colesworth’s driving force is to maximise profits, while offering endless bargains to their customers.2015 June 24, Angela Catterns, “Is Colesworth ready for the real war?”, in Switzer Daily, Switzer, archived from the original on 11 Jan...
  • Just bark an order at your device and Colesworth will deliver.2018 March 3, Richard Glover, “The cold truth about hot ideas”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney: Fairfax Media, page 3:

Questions about Colesworth

What does Colesworth mean?
Colesworth means the Australian supermarket duopoly of Coles and Woolworths, seen as indistinguishable from each other.
How do you use Colesworth in a sentence?
Of course Colesworth’s driving force is to maximise profits, while offering endless bargains to their customers.
What part of speech is Colesworth?
Colesworth is a proper noun.

Words near Colesworth in the dictionary

  1. colestimide
  2. colestipol
  3. colestolone
  4. colestrum
  5. colestyramine
  6. Colesworth
  7. colet
  8. coleta
  9. coletas
  10. colethal
  11. colethality

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