hypermarket

noun

hypermarket

noun

UK /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkɪt/ · US /ˈhaɪpəɹˌmɑɹkɪt/

Etymology From hyper- + market, calque of French hypermarché.

1

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

  • Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (2023), 42:37 from the start, in Succession, season 2, episode 8: “I got a taste for hypermarché vin ordinaire when I was 19 years old and I have never been able to shake it.”
Related terms
Big box

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