Definitions for Grocery
ˈgroʊ sə ri, ˈgroʊs rigro·ce·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. grocery store, grocery, food market, marketnoun

   a marketplace where groceries are sold

   "the grocery store included a meat market"

2. grocery, foodstuffnoun

   (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. grocerynoun

   Usually groceries; retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

2. grocerynoun

   A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grocerynoun

   Grocers ware, such as tea; sugar; raisins; spice.

   Etymology: from grocer.

   His troops, being now in a country where they were not expected, met with many cart-loads of wine, grocery, and tobacco. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grocery

   A grocery refers to a store or shop where food and other household items are sold. It can also refer to the items themselves that are purchased from such a store. Groceries typically include products like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats, canned goods, toiletries, cleaning supplies and other consumables.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Grocerynoun

   the commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense

2. Grocerynoun

   a retail grocer's shop or store

3. Etymology: [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Grocery

   An Americanism for a grocer’s store or shop. Also used in the plural sense for commodities dealt in by a grocer; corresponding to our “groceries.”

Matched Categories

1. • Consumer Goods
   • Marketplace

How to pronounce Grocery?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Grocery in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Grocery in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Grocery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Grocery in a Sentence

1. Jo Gilchrist:

   But I’m fighting this with all I’ve got, and I’m starting to walk again. Two weeks ago, they said I might be able to walk for an hour or two a day— like grocery shopping, washing up and hanging the washing out.

2. Harminder Sahni:

   Where brick and mortar grocery in India fails to muster scale, online can do it very, very quickly just by the sheer opportunity of reaching a number of people with much less investment.

3. The Calvert County Health Department:

   As a result of chronic overcrowding in grocery and convenience stores, as well as some other retailers, the Health Department has acted on Governor Hogans directive to institute new policies to decrease virus transmission.

4. Eugene Scalia:

   To me, schools are an essential service. We've had our factories in this country open throughout the pandemic. We've had our grocery stores open.

5. Kimberly Warner:

   While U.S. fishermen catch enough salmon to satisfy 80 percent of our domestic demand, 70 percent of that catch is then exported instead of going directly to American grocery stores and restaurants.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Grocery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grocery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Grocery
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Grocery
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Grocery