grocery

noun

gro·cery ˈgrōs-rē

ˈgrō-sə-;

ˈgrōsh-rē

plural groceries

groceries plural : the food and supplies sold by a grocer

—usually singular in British usage

: a grocer's store

Examples of grocery in a Sentence

She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.

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By the end of this year, Dollar General anticipates these efforts will result in year-over-year reductions in delivery miles of approximately 4 percent or greater in both the company’s traditional and grocery supply chains. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024 Relief for a Flint family Angeline Gordon, a Flint mom of three, spent her cash payments on a crib, bills and groceries. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024 Only a few groceries remained open and commercial city streets were empty except for roving pro-government militias, Wasim Marouh, a resident who decided to stay, told the outlet. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024 The women include seamstresses, cosmetologists, and shop owners selling groceries, spices, produce, and other handmade goods. —

Robin Ryan, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grocery

Word History

Etymology

Middle English grocerye, grosery "merchandise sold by wholesalers, the Grocers' Company of London," borrowed from Anglo-French grocerie, groserie, from groser "wholesale dealer in preserved foods, spices, wine, etc." + -ie -y entry 2 — more at grocer

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of grocery was in the 15th century

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