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

The move came as the grocery store chain reported lower second-quarter profit and sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Albertsons had cut its initial fiscal-year view back in July, citing pressure on its core grocery business due to a more cautious consumer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I even recognize the same play kitchen and grocery cart I had when I was her age.

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

And three flights of stairs with an armful of groceries is already an ordeal for humans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

They’re coming up with diets for people to follow and ordering the groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

It was worse than that time she had forgotten the groceries in the backseat of her mom’s Honda.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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