grocery store

noun

chiefly US
: a store that sells food and household supplies : supermarket

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“Grocery store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20store. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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