hypermarket

[ hahy-per-mahr-kit ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a combined supermarket and department store.

hypermarket

/ ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

1965–70; hyper- + market, translation of French hypermarché, on the model of supermarché supermarket

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermarket¹

C20: translation of French hypermarché

Example Sentences

For those looking for a new mortgage, the current situation is like shopping in a hypermarket, but where everything on the shelf is soon going out of date.

From BBC

Last week, Casino reported French retail sales fell 5.6% in the third quarter year on year on a same-store basis, reflecting an 18.6% fall in hypermarket sales and an 11.5% fall in supermarket sales.

From Reuters

In France, hypermarket sales rose 4.2% in the third quarter of 2023 compared with a 6.6% rise in the second quarter of 2023.

From Reuters

Lulu Group, a hypermarket and mall operator, expects its IPO in the first half of 2024, its chairman said earlier this month, adding that it hired Moelis & Co to advise it, confirming an October 2022 Reuters report.

From Reuters

Ackerman was known for his many campaigns against monopolies and price-fixing in his active retail days and also introducing the hypermarket concept to South Africa.

From Reuters