commissary

commissary definition - business

commissary

  1. A grocery store that sells provisions to active and retired military personnel and their families.
  2. A commercial enterprise that sells food and equipment to the general public.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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