grocery

/ˈgroʊsəri/
/ˈgrʌʊsəri/
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Other forms: groceries

Definitions of grocery
  1. noun
    (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
    synonyms: foodstuff
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    types:
    greengrocery
    groceries sold by a greengrocer
    packaged goods
    groceries that are packaged for sale
    type of:
    consumer goods
    goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
  2. noun
    a marketplace where groceries are sold
    “the grocery store included a meat market”
    synonyms: food market, grocery store, market
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    types:
    greengrocery
    a greengrocer's grocery store
    supermarket
    a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
    hypermarket
    a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
    type of:
    market, market place, marketplace, mart
    an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Pronunciation
US
/ˈgroʊsəri/
UK
/ˈgrʌʊsəri/
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