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grocery Definition

gro·cery (grōsər ē; often grōs)

noun pl. -·cer·ies

  1. ☆ a grocer's store
  2. the food and supplies sold by a grocer

Etymology: ME grocerye < OFr grosserie

grocery Synonyms

grocery

n.

grocery store, supermarket, food store, vegetable market, corner store; see also market 1.

grocery Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • buy: For poor people without cars, their local shop gone, even buying groceries became a nightmare.
  • sell: There is also a well-stocked little shop selling groceries during the season.
  • deliver: In certain areas you can now have your organic groceries delivered during the day on any weekday of your choice.
  • carry: Carrying the groceries back from the shops instead of taking the car.
  • purchase: There are two shops on campus where you can purchase groceries, and bars where you can purchase meals.

Adjective modifier

  • weekly: Do you pay for your weekly groceries by credit card or check?
  • organic: In certain areas you can now have your organic groceries delivered during the day on any weekday of your choice.
  • basic: A complimentary starter pack of basic groceries on arrival.
  • essential: We provide essential groceries which will be delivered to the cabin ahead of your arrival.
  • general: The Village Boulangerie with small store selling general groceries.

Modifies a noun

  • retailing: Asda Stores Limited / 12 former Safeway stores in Northern Ireland from Wm Morrison plc - grocery retailing.
  • store: We return the plastic bags to the grocery store for them to recycle.
  • shopping: Most of the grocery shopping was still done by women.
  • retailer: She had an offer from a major grocery retailer, which she accepted.
  • wholesaler: The Challenge Blueheath Direct started business in 2000 and is the first ever Internet-enabled grocery wholesaler.
  • shop: My local grocery shop closed a few months back.

Preposition: by

retailer: The OFT is to refer the supply of groceries by retailers in the UK to the Competition Commission for a market investigation.

Noun used with modifier

  • mahahual: June the th large radius quot mangroveand now carnival cruise mexico with mahahual grocery store.
  • corner: The whole corner grocery store is also a memory of times gone by.
  • village: The property is within walking distance of the village grocery and Post office.

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