grocery

[ groh-suh-ree, grohs-ree ]

/ ˈgroʊ sə ri, ˈgroʊs ri /

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noun, plural gro·cer·ies.

Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.

Usually groceries; especially British. grocery. food and other commodities sold by a grocer.

the business of a grocer.

Southwestern U.S. (formerly)

a saloon or bar.
a liquor store.

Origin of grocery

1400–50; late Middle English grocerie < Old French grosserie. See gross, -ery

Words nearby grocery

groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman, grockle, grodno, grody, groenendael

Example sentences from the Web for groceries

He would load his chair with groceries and other purchases, once a 30-roll package of toilet paper.

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That is not the tofu you see in groceries or even the meat substitute sold in vegetarian places.

Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison |Daniel Genis |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Holding a bag of groceries, she called home to tell her fiancé she was having some packages delivered.

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How many dollars worth of groceries would you, personally, need to feel OK about this happening?

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But now, shoppers in Boston-area supermarkets get to worry that they may have been exposed when they stopped by for groceries.

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Wine, spirits and groceries are, for the most part, cheaper.

The City of Auckland |John Barr
In connection with the tavern he carried on a small business in groceries.

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If I do not want my groceries stolen, I must leave my storeroom open.

The College, the Market, and the Court |Caroline H. Dall
Walking there one day for groceries and our mail we passed a group of men lounging in front of the old log ranch house.

Land of the Burnt Thigh |Edith Eudora Kohl
Grand Island has a large wholesale trade in groceries, fruits, &c.; is an important horse-market, and has large stock-yards.

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British Dictionary definitions for groceries (1 of 2)

groceries

/ (ˈɡrəʊsərɪz) /

pl n

merchandise, esp foodstuffs, sold by a grocer

British Dictionary definitions for groceries (2 of 2)

grocery

/ (ˈɡrəʊsərɪ) /

noun plural -ceries

the business or premises of a grocer

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grocery

noun, plural gro·cer·ies.

Origin of grocery

Words nearby grocery

Example sentences from the Web for groceries

British Dictionary definitions for groceries (1 of 2)

pl n

British Dictionary definitions for groceries (2 of 2)

noun plural -ceries

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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grocery

noun, plural gro·cer·ies.

Origin of grocery

Words nearby grocery

Words related to groceries

Example sentences from the Web for groceries

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British Dictionary definitions for groceries (1 of 2)