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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Scott Laurence:

   Not going to Cuba is sort of like a grocery store that doesn't sell milk, there's this huge country right in the middle of our route map that we don't serve.

2. Amanda Hayhurst:

   I did take him on my typical grocery runs and he would get so excited to drive the Publix shopping cart car…he would just light up over that cart.

3. Stephanie Smith:

   I tend not to express my feelings about Stephen because I know it’s just going to make me upset, i miss him yelling at me when I got on his nerves. I miss spending time with him. Just going grocery shopping was enough.

4. Pen Farthing:

   One day you are fighting the Taliban, and the next day you are home and grocery shopping, when I got home, I thought, 'What am I doing here?' I didn't want to leave Afghanistan forever.

5. Del Coro:

   Buy as much on Del Coro grocery list as possible ; then head to Del Coro regular supermarket for the remaining items.

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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
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Grocery