Walmart
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- proper noun
- /ˈwɔːlmɑːrt/
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Walmart
- In October, Walmart sold $5 billion in debt in its biggest bond offering in more than a decade.
- work for Walmart
- Walgreens and Walmart
Tuesday we have Walmart and Home Depot.
- Tuesday we have Walmart and Home Depot.
- You had a revenue beat for Walmart and an earnings beat also.
- Don't get hurt in a Stampede at a Walmart this Black Friday.
- I said, can the average fellow go to Walmart and afford it?
Examples
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So we're going to go to Walmart and Costco today.
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So, we walked to Walmart, and we got a shopping cart.
Academic text (2017) -
I saw him once, in the Walmart parking lot.
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Does this look like Walmart to you?
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Just because you choose to shop at Walmart does not mean the rest of us do.
Blog text (1) -
If she wanted to pay Walmart prices, she should have gone to Walmart.
Blog text (1) -
OK, so when Walmart imports goods from China, Walmart pays the tariff.
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Two trips to Walmart, you'll be back.
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Friday night at Walmart, the boys throw a party after the floors are all polished.
Fiction book (1999) -
I went to Walmart to buy some groceries last weekend.
Synonyms
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A store that is part of a group owned by the same company and sells the same goods
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A shop that sells things like food and clothes for lower prices
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A very large store that sells food and many other things under one roof
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A group of shops owned by the same company that sell goods at low prices
Surface Forms
Etymology
Walmart comes from the founder's name, Walton, plus the common word mart, which means 'market' or 'shop'. So Walmart originally meant 'Walton's market', and that helps explain why the name now refers to a large chain of stores known for low prices.