grocery list

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grocery list

She writes a grocery list on a notepad before going to the store.

Definition

Noun: 1. A list of groceries to be purchased: A written or mental enumeration of food items and other household goods needed from a grocery store. 2. A list of heterogeneous items that someone wants: A figurative or informal use meaning a long, varied, and often demanding list of disparate items, requests, or requirements.

Usage

The term is primarily used as a compound noun. Its core meaning is literal, relating to shopping. Its secondary, figurative meaning is common in informal and business contexts to describe a collection of demands or wishes.

Examples
  • Literal Meaning:
    • I forgot my grocery list at home, so I had to try to remember what we needed.
    • She checked items off her grocery list as she put them in the cart.
  • Figurative Meaning:
    • The client arrived with a long grocery list of changes for the website design.
    • Before the meeting, the team prepared a grocery list of issues that needed to be addressed.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a grocery list of...": To possess a lengthy and detailed set of complaints, demands, or requirements.
    • The reviewer had a grocery list of criticisms for the new restaurant.
  • Conceptual Use: Can be used without the word "list" in certain constructions, implying the same idea.
    • His proposal was a whole grocery list of unworkable ideas.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shopping list: A near-synonym for the literal meaning. It can also be used figuratively but is slightly less common in that context.
  • Checklist: A list of items to be checked or completed. This is more formal and systematic than a "grocery list" in its figurative sense.
  • Agenda: A list of items to be discussed. This is more formal and structured than a figurative "grocery list."
Synonyms
  • For the literal meaning: Shopping list, provisions list.
  • For the figurative meaning: Catalog, inventory, roster, series.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • A whole laundry list of...: A very common idiom with an identical meaning to the figurative use of "grocery list," emphasizing length and variety.
    • He gave me a whole laundry list of reasons why he was late.
grocery list

She writes a grocery list on a notepad before going to the store.

Noun
  1. a list of groceries to be purchased
  2. a list of heterogenous items that someone wants
    • the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands

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