noun
verb
Freq #7066
Meanings
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1
noun
A shop that sells food and household goods.
I stopped at the grocery to buy milk and bread.
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2
noun
(Usually plural) food and household items that you buy.
She unpacked the groceries and put them in the fridge.
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Word family
Forms
groceries
Derived forms
greengrocerygrocerantgrocerymannongrocery
Etymology
From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.
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