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

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Etymology

Origin of grocery

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

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Example Sentences

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One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

There’s no doubt that she’s extremely talented, he told me, but the grocery business is one that leaders usually grow up in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Supermarket chain Albertsons wants its top rival Kroger to pay it at least this amount after their grocery megadeal imploded two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The grocery chain reported second-quarter profit of $51.5 million, down from $168.5 million a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The back of the postcard is covered in the back-slanted printing that I’ve seen million times before—on grocery lists, on birthday cards, on absence notes for school.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

She encouraged residents to take care of their neighbors during increased raid activity by offering rides to those afraid to drive or use public transit, delivering groceries or walking their neighbors’ children to school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Send your favorite money tip for saving on anything from gas and groceries to plane tickets to [email protected], and we’ll share it in next week’s newsletter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

I wouldn’t have had that interaction if I’d been scanning my own groceries.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Been sleeping really good. I should have cleaned out the hogan much earlier,” Uncle Jet said, pulling several bags of groceries from the back of the truck.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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