Walmart
name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To shop at Walmart. intransitive
"Next we went Walmarting, where Shanti picked up more stuff for college, like sports bras in purple, white, and black and a hot water heater for dormitory tea parties."
- 2 To outcompete, or drive out of business, by one's superior size and market share. transitive
"Small farms make it difficult for the flu to spread, unlike in America where poultry majors have Walmarted individual farmers out of business."
- 1 A chain of large, discount department stores (most of which also sell groceries), originating in the United States and later spreading to several other countries.
"It’s pretty obvious if you are a coffee drinker that Starbucks ain’t the Walmart of coffee."
Example
More examples"It's about as easy to start a union in a Walmart as it is to start an atheist club in the Vatican."
Etymology
The company name is likely an abbreviation for “Walton’s Market”, after its founder, Sam Walton. It was originally spelled Wal-Mart and later changed to Walmart.
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