Definition of grocery
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.
Recent Examples of grocery from the Web
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Even with Whole Foods, Amazon will have less than 3 percent of the U.S. market share in groceries, according to Kantar Retail.
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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.
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The Cosentino family traces its grocery store origins to artist Dante Cosentino Sr., who emigrated from Italy in 1948.
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At the news conference Friday at Fourth Street Live, city officials gave an update on downtown construction projects, including: ► The Omni Hotel, apartment, grocery and parking development will be completed next spring.
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Learn about healthy eating, watch cooking demonstrations and play a grocery game from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami.
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Move aside Trader Joe's: Wegmans is officially America's favorite grocery store.
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While wholesale prices have fluctuated this year, ground beef at the grocery store remains near the cheapest since 2014.
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Higher output is helping to keep ground-beef prices low at the grocery store.
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Origin and Etymology of grocery
see grocer
GROCERY Defined for English Language Learners
grocery
playDefinition of grocery for English Language Learners
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groceries : food sold by a grocer : food bought at a store
GROCERY Defined for Kids
grocery
playDefinition of grocery for Students
groceries
1 groceries plural : food and household supplies sold at a store
2 : a store that sells food and household supplies
Learn More about grocery
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