grocery cart

noun

US : a shopping cart used at a grocery store
His idea of a good time is to stalk the cereal aisle or the produce section and count the number of men (not very many) who check the price of an item before tossing it into the grocery cart.Patricia T. O'Conner

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That uncertainty has left shoppers struggling to decide what belongs in their grocery carts. Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Look for the orange grocery cart Coupr logo when scrolling the App Store. Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 Consumers, who by nature are relentlessly practical, voted with their grocery carts. Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Cannellini Beans Cannellini beans are another pantry staple worth adding to your grocery cart. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grocery cart

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grocery cart was in 1941

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“Grocery cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20cart. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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