plural groceries
1
2
: a grocer's store
Examples of grocery in a Sentence
She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
The card offers up to 5% cash back on a category of your choice each month, such as restaurants, apparel, groceries, fuel and rideshare and public transit.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Yet Walmart under McMillon has overcome many of the issues that have plagued competitors – its supply-chain dominance and grocery prowess has allowed Walmart to offer rock-bottom prices on necessities, attracting customers across a wide range of income groups.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
The nonprofit provides food to nearly 350 partnering agencies, such as soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and schools, and also offers drive-up grocery distributions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Grocery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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grocery
noun
gro·cery
ˈgrōs-(ə-)rē 
plural groceries
1
plural
: food sold by a grocer
went out to buy the groceries
2
: a grocer's store
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