hypermarket

hypermarket
hypermarket hy‧per‧mar‧ket [ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkt ǁ -pərˌmɑːr-] noun [countable] COMMERCE
a very large supermarket, usually one built outside a town

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hypermarket UK US /ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt/ noun [C] UK
COMMERCE a very large store that is a type of supermarket and that is usually built outside of the centre of a town, selling food and other products such as clothes, furniture, and goods for the home: »

The supermarket chain, which already owns hypermarkets in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Korea and Taiwan, is looking to open in Malaysia.

See also SUPERSTORE(Cf. ↑superstore)
See Note STORE(Cf. ↑store)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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