commissary
noun
a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.
commissaries
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pluralof commissary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Public grocery stores already exist in the form of commissaries on military bases.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
In Hollywood, studios tended to lay claim to nearby restaurants almost as extensions of their own commissaries, with cocktail privileges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Prisons run by state and federal governments contract out many services to private firms — like health care, transport, meals, telecommunication, commissaries and uniforms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
They stated, furthermore, that they were not being paid in real money but in scrip, which was good only to buy Virginia ham in the company commissaries.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
