supermarket

Noun

supermarket (plural supermarkets)

1. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
   • I went to the supermarket to buy some food.
   • Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as 6x250ml Appletiser multipacks sent to UK supermarkets.2025 January 29, Lucy Hooker, “Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels”, in BBC News
2. A chain of such stores.
3. (figuratively) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
   • If you know what you want by filtering down the 1,600 or so trusts to a short list and then studying the information on each via online sources, then you can buy your trust and get all or nearly all of the commission back into your bank account via an Internet investment supermarket. Here, you...2011, Faith Glasgow, Personal Finance and Investing All-in-One For Dummies
   • Almina grew up in the age of the internet and the infinite supermarket of pornography it provides.2024 February 20, Fiona Vera-Gray, quoting Almina, “‘Everything is hairless’: what 100 women taught me about porn and body confidence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN