grocery

[ groh-suh-ree, groh-shree ]

noun

, plural gro·cer·ies.

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; especially British, 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.

grocery

/ ˈɡrəʊsərɪ /

noun

1. the business or premises of a grocer

Word History and Origins

Origin of grocery¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English grocerie; grocer + -ie -y ³( def )

Example Sentences

It also comes at a key time for millions of Americans, as elevated grocery prices and persistent inflation have exacerbated food insecurity across the country.

From Salon

“They are making it impossible to build a reasonably priced car, the unchecked and unbalanced homeless catastrophe, & the cost of EVERYTHING, in particular groceries, IS OUT OF CONTROL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

From Los Angeles Times

Che and his coauthors found an increase in sales of plastic bags after the cities prohibited stores from giving away free plastic bags for carrying home groceries.

From Science Daily

Organic and baby carrots sold at grocery stores across the US have been recalled after an E. coli outbreak that has killed one person.

From BBC

The actress said she left there with four bags of groceries, and she has not had to return since then.

From BBC