noun
Walmart
noun
1
A large American discount retail chain that sells groceries alongside general merchandise, with stores across several countries.
"They picked up school supplies and cereal in the same trip to Walmart."
verb
1
Informally, to shop at a Walmart store.
"We're walmarting this weekend to stock up before the trip."
2
Informally, to push smaller competitors out of business simply by being bigger and cheaper.
"The new chain walmarted every independent hardware store in town within a decade."
How to Use Walmart
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe retail giant itself, or, used as a verb, either shopping there or crushing smaller rivals through sheer scale.
When to use it
The verb uses are casual and mostly conversational, not standard formal English.
Word Forms
Walmarted past tense, Walmarts plural, Walmarts singular
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Etymology
Believed to come from "Walton's Market", after founder Sam Walton; the company traded as Wal-Mart before simplifying its name to Walmart.