minimart

[ min-ee-mahrt ]

noun

1. a minimarket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minimart¹

mini- + mart ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, there’s a gas station minimart that smells of evergreen-tree-shaped car air fresheners.

From Seattle Times

By the time he fled outside, the building behind him was still shaking violently, and across the barracks, a minimart had been destroyed.

From Washington Post

The teriyaki joint thrived, but Kim kept an eye on the minimart a few doors away, also run by someone who was Korean American.

From Seattle Times

About half a dozen others milled around, some standing under a scraggly tree along the minimart parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we sold that land, we could have a minimart next to us and have zero control of what happens here,” the college president said.

From Seattle Times