megachain

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noun

A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).

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Meanings

nounmegachain (plural megachains)

plural megachains

  1. A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).

    Independent bookstores, of course, have been under siege for nearly two decades by the megachains and the Web retailers, and have been steadily dropping away, one by one.

    2007 January 3, Julie Bosman, “A Princeton Maverick Succumbs to a Cultural Shift”, in New York Times

Origin

From mega- + chain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

megachain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megachain

MLA

“megachain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megachain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megachain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megachain.

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