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

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Origins(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Allison Salerno:

   My mother has not been out since the beginning of the pandemic, she’s a very healthy woman and she wants to go to the grocery store, she wants to get her hair done.

2. Jenny Radesky:

   Know who your neighbors are, even what your neighborhood social network might be, you may not be that close interpersonally, but someone may be willing to do a grocery store drop-off, or pick-up medications because we're all in this together.

3. Deanna Scott:

   What we're hearing is that, due to a shortage of employees, that [suppliers] are unable to process enough turkeys to send to the grocery stores that [customers] preordered at.

4. Fraser McKevitt:

   Grocery ... inflation hit its highest rate since August 2020, when retailers were still cutting promotions (during the pandemic) to maintain stock on the shelves, as prices increase in certain categories, we can expect shoppers to continue to visit several supermarkets and shop around to find the best deals.

5. Melinda Katz:

   Nothing's more important than ensuring that our children are safe on our streets. Because of this defendant's alleged actions, an 11-year-old's early morning trip to the grocery store became a nightmare. Now apprehended, the defendant will face justice in our courts.

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