Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sack for holding customer's groceries: A bag, typically made of paper or plastic, designed to carry purchased food and other household items from a store.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Please remember to bring your reusable grocery bags to the store.
  • The cashier packed all the canned goods into one sturdy grocery bag.
  • He carried the heavy grocery bag into the kitchen and began unpacking.

Advanced Usage

• "Paper grocery bag": Specifically refers to a bag made of paper, often brown, used for carrying groceries.

  • She reused the paper grocery bag to collect recycling.

• "Plastic grocery bag": Specifically refers to a thin, disposable bag made of plastic, commonly provided at stores.

  • Many cities are banning single-use plastic grocery bags to reduce waste.

Variants and Related Words

• Grocery sack (n): A synonym for grocery bag, commonly used in some regions.

  • He loaded the groceries into a grocery sack.

• Shopping bag (n): A more general term for any bag used to carry purchased items, which can include but is not limited to groceries.

  • She bought a durable shopping bag for all her errands.

Synonyms

• Carrier bag: A bag with handles for carrying goods.
• Tote bag: A large bag used for carrying various items, sometimes used for groceries.

Related Phrases

• "Double-bag": To place one grocery bag inside another for added strength, often used for heavy or wet items.

  • Can you double-bag the milk and juice? They're very heavy.

• "Bag your own groceries": The action of placing purchased items into bags oneself, often at a self-checkout.

  • At this market, you need to bag your own groceries.

Noun

1. a sack for holding customer's groceries