hypermarket

noun

hy·​per·​mar·​ket ˈhī-pər-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce hypermarket (audio)
: a very large store that carries products found in a supermarket as well as merchandise commonly found in department stores

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Lulu Retail Holdings—a Middle East hypermarket chain founded by Indian billionaire M.A. Yusuff Ali—increased the size of its IPO and now aims to raise as much as 6.3 billion dirhams ($1.7 billion) amid robust demand for its shares. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Lulu Retail Holdings—a Middle East hypermarket chain founded by Indian billionaire M.A. Yusuff Ali—plans to raise up to 5.3 billion dirhams ($1.4 billion) in what will be the United Arab Emirates’ biggest IPO this year. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Walmart has a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. USA TODAY, 25 May 2024 Companies running convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets such as CP All Pcl, its unit CP Axtra Pcl and Berli Jucker Pcl are seen as major beneficiaries of the cash splurge, according to InnovestX Securities Pcl. Thomas Kutty Abraham / Bloomberg, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hypermarket 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hypermarket was in 1970

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“Hypermarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermarket. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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