grocery

American  

[groh-suh-ree, groh-shree] / ˈgroʊ sə ri, ˈgroʊ ʃri /

noun

• groceries
  plural

1. Also called grocery store.  a store that sells perishable and nonperishable food supplies and certain nonedible household items, such as soaps and paper products.

2. Usually groceries; grocery food and other items sold at a grocery store or sold by a grocer.

3. the business of a grocer.

4. Southwestern U.S. (formerly)

   1. a saloon or bar.

   2. a liquor store.

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grocery British  

/ ˈɡrəʊsərɪ /

noun

1. the business or premises of a grocer

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• groceries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of grocery

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English grocerie; grocer + -ie -y ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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grocery groceries

Still, July marked the 18th consecutive month that the increase in grocery prices has outpaced headline inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

I’d have to adjust my routine, like grocery shopping, working out and cooking, if we were to continue long term.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Many factors can contribute to obesity, but researchers are increasingly interested in the role of high fat foods that are readily available in grocery stores.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Inflationary pressures on grocery prices and supply chains have caused the cost of a standard beef burrito to climb 50% since 2020.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Gibby snatched the China King takeout menu from the nightstand as Michael hurried into the kitchen for the pen his mama used for making grocery lists and writing checks.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“People really are saying, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to do a full load of groceries or I’m going to put my electric bill on a credit card this month.’

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Everything keeps getting more expensive -- it's not just petrol, it's groceries and utilities too."

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

They don’t fall in and out of love, pick up groceries on the way home, read bedtime stories to their children or separate their recyclables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

She and her 73-year-old father, Scott Hansen still ride their mountain bikes through burned-out neighbourhoods to get groceries back to home, which is in the mandatory evacuation zone.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The people around went off on their own ways, carrying their own heavy bags of groceries.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt