grocery

noun gro·cery \ ˈgrōs-rē , ˈgrō-sə- ; ˈgrōsh-rē \

Definition of grocery

plural groceries

1 groceries plural :the food and supplies sold by a grocer —usually singular in British usage

2 :a grocer's store

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Examples of grocery in a Sentence

She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.

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Mary Cloyes stood in line for two hours at a grocery store in Crescent Hill, where some people fought over food.

— andrew wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "There's hope for Houston in the story of Louisville's Great Flood of 1937," 28 Aug. 2017
Permed and smiling, the longtime Boyle Heights resident shifts between decades, from her father being processed for the internment camp at Santa Anita Park to her friendship with Watanabe, who brings her staples from Little Tokyo grocery stores.

— patric kuh, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Last Bento-Ya in Boyle Heights Transports Diners to the Neighborhood’s Past," 25 Aug. 2017
Kevin managed the freezer department at a Fry’s grocery store, a steady job that came with health benefits and vacation days and $17.90 an hour.

— alden woods, azcentral, "$200 from home: Renters in the housing crisis are often stuck between help and affordability," 17 Aug. 2017
Rue Saint-Jean: This lively boulevard is home to tons of eateries and unique shops, including North America’s oldest grocery store, J.A. Moisan.

— Daily Intelligencer, "This Canadian City Will Make You Feel Like You’ve Landed in Europe," 11 Aug. 2017
The book's incidental characters include Sylvester Graham and Joseph Lister, whose Graham Crackers and Listerine still occupy our grocery store shelves alongside Kellogg's cereals.

— michael upchurch, chicagotribune.com, "Feuding Kellogg brothers snap, crackle and pop in vivid new biography," 7 Aug. 2017
Even going to the grocery store wears him out, Perez says.

— pauline bartolone, Kaiser Health News, "California Valley Fever Cases Highest On Record," 24 July 2017
Even with Whole Foods, Amazon will have less than 3 percent of the U.S. market share in groceries, according to Kantar Retail.

— Washington Post, "Amazon isn’t technically dominant, but it pervades our lives," 19 July 2017
Two years ago, says a longtime resident, the site of the mall was a swamp, and Mae Sot was a poky little border town with two small grocery stores.

— The Economist, "More money, less freedomSouth-East Asia’s future looks prosperous but illiberal," 18 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of grocery

see grocer

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grocery

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Definition of grocery for English Language Learners

groceries : food sold by a grocer : food bought at a store

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grocery

noun gro·cery \ ˈgrō-sə-rē , ˈgrōs-rē \

Definition of grocery for Students

plural groceries

1 groceries plural :food and household supplies sold at a store

2 :a store that sells food and household supplies

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