Meaning
2 senses(attributive)Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition...
A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.
1854: Henry David Thoreau, Walden I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank...
- (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
- a marketplace where groceries are sold
Examples
335 sentencesThey sell carrots at the grocery store.
У продуктовому магазині продається морква. — deniko
Tom has offered to help pay for the groceries.
Том запропонував допомогти з оплатою за продукти. — deniko
Tom decided that he would have to help Mary buy some groceries.
Том вирішив, що він повинен буде допомогти Мері зробити покупки. — deniko
I go grocery shopping every morning.
Я ходжу у продуктовий магазин щоранку. — aandrusiak
This grocery store only sells organic food.
У цьому продовольчому магазині продається лише органічна їжа. — deniko
ruВ этом продуктовом магазине продаются лишь натуральные продукты. — Ooneykcall
deIn diesem Lebensmittelladen gibt es nur Biokost. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceriFrom Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.
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Forms
plural: groceriesSynonyms
13 synonyms- (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer:foodstuff
- a marketplace where groceries are sold:grocery storefood marketmarket
Word family
14 related wordsCollocations
9 patterns- grocery store
- the grocery store
- buy some groceries
- a grocery store
- to the grocery
- grocery shopping
- some groceries
- buy groceries
- get groceries