grocery
- Noun:
- (usually plural) Consumer goods sold by a grocer: Items of food and other household supplies sold in a store.
- A marketplace where groceries are sold: A store that sells food and other household items.
- The word "grocery" is most commonly used in its plural form, groceries, to refer to the food and other items you buy from such a store.
- When used in the singular form, it typically refers to the store itself, though the phrase "grocery store" is more common in modern English.
Noun (Plural form - items): I need to buy groceries for the week. She put the groceries away in the kitchen cabinets.
Noun (Singular form - store): He owns a small grocery on the corner. (This usage is less common than "grocery store".) We shop at the local grocery.
- "To do the groceries" / "To do the grocery shopping": This is a common phrase meaning to go to the store to buy food and household items.
Grocer (n): A person who owns or works in a grocery store. The grocer helped me find the spices.
Grocery store (n): The more common term for a shop that sells groceries. The grocery store is open until 10 p.m.
Groceries (n, pl): The most frequent usage, meaning the food and other goods purchased. Let's unload the groceries from the car.
- Foodstuffs: A more formal term for substances used as food.
- Provisions: Supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.
- Comestibles: A formal or humorous word for items of food.
Grocery list: A list of items to buy from the grocery store. I forgot my grocery list at home.
Grocery bag / Grocery cart: The bag used to carry groceries or the cart used in the store. Can you help me carry this grocery bag?
- "To be on the grocery list": An informal idiom meaning something is a standard, expected, or necessary item.
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(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
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a marketplace where groceries are sold
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the grocery store included a meat market
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