grocery

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

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

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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His comrade and foil in this quest for the statehouse is Republican candidate Tyler Ruzich, a high schooler from the Kansas City area who works part-time at the local Hy-Vee grocery store.

— christa case bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "Forget prom king – they're running for governor," 16 Apr. 2018
Witnesses described the surreal scene to multiple news outlets: three employees pinning a man to the ground in the middle of a New York City grocery store.

— scott berson, charlotteobserver, "Grocery store employees sat on a suspected shoplifter - and he died, NY police say | Charlotte Observer," 16 Apr. 2018
The pilot is focused on gardens in gentrifying areas and in low-income communities that are underserved by access to grocery stores and parks.

— samantha melamed, Philly.com, "Philly's urban gardeners are under siege from gentrification. Here's what they're doing about it," 16 Apr. 2018
Meanwhile, some of the village centers are hurting, and losing businesses such as the grocery stores that once anchored them.

— jean marbella, baltimoresun.com, "Columbia faces losing some of its neighborhood centers, and some say, its heart," 16 Apr. 2018
This is a group that picks surplus fruit that would go to waste from restaurants and grocery stores and delivers these donations to area agencies that distribute food and prepared meals to low-income community members.

— linda mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Newcomers club celebrates 30th yr.," 16 Apr. 2018
The share of teens in typical jobs—from grocery stores to cutting lawns to babysitting for neighbors—declined in 2015 and 2016 from the mid-1990s, an analysis of federal data show.

— eric morath, WSJ, "Facing Historic Labor Shortages, Companies Snap Up Teenagers," 16 Apr. 2018
But does that mean Brennan and his family can’t go to the grocery store or the movies?

— rochelle riley, Detroit Free Press, "Riley: Man who shot at black kid seeking directions hurt all of us," 15 Apr. 2018
Only 5 percent of residents live within a five-minute walk of a grocery store.

— maureen c. gilmer, Indianapolis Star, "Fishers teen: 'I never really thought kids could go to bed hungry'," 15 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of 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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