Supermarket vs. Mall

Supermarket vs. Mall — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Supermarket and Mall

Supermarketnoun

A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.

I went to the supermarket to buy some food.

Mallnoun

A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.

Supermarketnoun

A chain of such stores.

Mallnoun

An enclosed shopping centre.

Supermarketnoun

(figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.

Mallnoun

(obsolete) An alley where the game of pall mall was played.

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Supermarketnoun

a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

Mallnoun

A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.

Mallnoun

A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.

Mallnoun

(obsolete) The game of polo.

Mallnoun

(obsolete) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall.

Mallverb

to beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise

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Mallverb

to build up with the development of shopping malls

Mallverb

(informal) to shop at the mall

Mallnoun

a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Mallnoun

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace;

a good plaza should have a movie housethey spent their weekends at the local malls