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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Tere Blanca, founder and CEO of Blanca Real Estate, which is handling commercial leasing, says MiamiCentral will offer grocery stores, food and beverage options at all price ranges, a fitness center, an elevated jogging track, and loads of shopping.
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The company opened two drive-in grocery pickup kiosks in its hometown of Seattle earlier this month, its first attempt to match the click-and-collect options rolled out by Wal-Mart and other big-box competitors.
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Small signs and grocery store signs made up 10 to 15 percent of that.
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And as rivals like Target struggle to get their grocery departments right, Wal-Mart is placing a priority on essentials like peanut butter, paper towels and fresh produce that shoppers buy often.
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How butter is packaged, shipped, stored and rotated on the grocery store shelf can affect its delicate flavor.
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Most grocery stores are open for those last-minute items.
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Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of catching teenagers suspected of igniting a fireworks display inside a grocery store in Atlanta, sending shoppers fleeing and filling the store with smoke.
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Look for Mexican-style chorizo already prepared at a grocery store, and squeeze the raw meat out of its casing, directly into the hot pan.
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Origin and Etymology of grocery
see grocer
First Known Use: 15th century
GROCERY Defined for English Language Learners
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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
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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
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