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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If you ask AI for help making a grocery list, it won’t need coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Spending ticked down at grocery stores too, while hobby spending was lackluster.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Scan the barcode of a grocery item and the app tells you whether it has a documented connection to Taylor Farms — including connections that may not be obvious from the package.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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

We used to do the bottle return at the grocery store together when I was little.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

In Chinatown, a librarian has assembled a brigade of teen volunteers to deliver fresh produce and other essential groceries to neighbors in need.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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

“No, I don’t think Thanksgiving should be abolished, but let me tell you more about how groceries should be cheaper.”

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Milk in refrig, I may get back after 3 to drop off groceries, and will then go back to study.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady