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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He’s also promised to drill for more oil, ease up on Bitcoin, rein in regulations, and bring down grocery prices. —

Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024 Yet despite inflation and the cost of groceries being one of the biggest issues of this year’s campaign, one thing hasn’t gotten as much attention: increasing the federal minimum wage. —

Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 California will receive $122 million in a settlement agreement with Kroger, the grocery chain and parent company of Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis and how its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers. —

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 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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