US /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/ UK /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
noun verb Freq #7066

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A shop that sells food and household goods.

    I stopped at the grocery to buy milk and bread.

  2. 2
    noun

    (Usually plural) food and household items that you buy.

    She unpacked the groceries and put them in the fridge.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a shop that sells food and... grocery storesupermarket
2 noun · (usually plural) food and... groceriesfoodstuff
Word family
Forms groceries
Derived forms greengrocerygrocerantgrocerymannongrocery
Related forms greengrocergrocergroceries

Etymology

From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.

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