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grocery

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

Pronunciation

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grohseree

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɡɹoʊsɚi

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Definition

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noun

  1. A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

  2. attributive

    Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To go grocery shopping.

  2. transitive

    To furnish with groceries.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

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  • “The grocery store included a meat market.”noun

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grocery storegrocery listgrocery baggrocery shopgrocery shoppinggrocery businesssmall grocerylocal grocery

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  • grocery bagnounCompound term

    A sack for holding customer's groceries.

  • grocery boynounCompound term

    A delivery boy for groceries.

  • grocery listnounCompound term

    A list of heterogenous items that someone wants.

  • grocery storenounCompound term

    A marketplace where groceries are sold.

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Synonyms

Sense: shop or store that sells groceries

marketgrocery store

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