Definition

1. Noun (plural): Miscellaneous small items or articles that are not individually named or specified; a category for various minor things.

Usage

• Sundries is always used in the plural form. It functions as a collective noun to refer to a group of assorted, often inexpensive, items.
• It is commonly used in contexts like shopping lists, invoices, budgets, or general descriptions of miscellaneous goods.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The invoice listed office supplies, postage, and sundries.
  • Before the trip, she bought a few sundries like toothpaste and snacks.
  • The general store sells everything from groceries to hardware and sundries.

Advanced Usage

• "And sundries": A phrase used to conclude a list, indicating other unspecified minor items.
  • The bill covered room service, laundry, and sundries.

Variants and Related Words

• Sundry (adjective): Various, several, or assorted. This is the adjectival form.
  • The drawer contained sundry items like buttons and paperclips.

Synonyms

• Miscellany: A collection of various items.
• Odds and ends: Miscellaneous small articles or remnants.
• Bits and pieces: Small items or parts of various things.

Idioms and Phrases

• All and sundry: An idiom meaning everyone, all kinds of people (derived from the adjective 'sundry').
  • The announcement was made to all and sundry.

Noun

1. miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified