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

Those include grocery vouchers at Food4Less, housing vouchers for those who elect to relocate during cleanup, cash assistance through prepaid cards and support for utility bills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

Keelung grocery store owner Chang Shih-huo, 76, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Smucker separated Hostess employees who handled sales to grocery stores from those in charge of convenience stores, making it harder to forecast total demand, the current and former executives and employees say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

He earned $5.85 an hour, up from around $3.00 at the grocery store, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

As I understood it, off the base he was also very popular—at the grocery store, church, ball games, and the like—in the White part of the community.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson