grocery

noun

gro·cery ˈgrōs-rē

ˈgrō-sə-;

ˈgrōsh-rē

plural groceries

groceries plural : the food and supplies sold by a grocer

—usually singular in British usage

: a grocer's store

Examples of grocery in a Sentence

She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.

Recent Examples on the Web The Grocer’s Assn., which represents over 6,000 food stores and grocery suppliers, is still supportive of both the ballot measure and legislation. —

Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 White House economists calculated this year that profit margins had risen by 2 percentage points for food and beverage stores from the eve of the pandemic, an increase that could explain some — but not nearly all — of the nation’s grocery price increases. —

Kellen Browning, New York Times, 6 June 2024 The idea is to spend 50% of your take-home income on needs including housing, utilities, groceries transportation and minimum monthly debt payments. —

Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 The governor also has touted a move to end the 1% statewide grocery tax. —

Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grocery

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