grocery
Americannoun
plural
groceries-
Also called grocery store. a store that sells perishable and nonperishable food supplies and certain nonedible household items, such as soaps and paper products.
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Usually groceries; grocery food and other items sold at a grocery store or sold by a grocer.
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the business of a grocer.
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Southwestern U.S. (formerly)
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a saloon or bar.
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a liquor store.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of grocery
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English grocerie; grocer + -ie -y 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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She added: "Really, it's been groceries as well, everything's just gone up in general."
From BBC
It wasn’t supposed to snow, but I had a feeling that if I checked the grocery store, all the milk and bread would be gone.
From Literature
The grocery store offers blackberries in January, cherries in October, tomatoes that arrive with the bland composure of year-round availability.
From Salon
In Iran’s capital, panicked Tehranis rushed to grocery stores to stockpile food and water as explosions sounded across the city.
Some people rushed to grocery stores to stockpile goods, though motorcycles delivering takeout meals and groceries continued to zip around the city.
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