grocery

CEFRA2

/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A shop or food item sold in such a shop.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

Examples

  • Please tell us where there is a grocery store.

  • To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-ʃ(ə)ri/
  • /ˈɡros(ə)ri/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To go grocery shopping.

  2. Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To furnish with groceries.

More examples

In context

  • 1854: Henry David Thoreau, Walden I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank...

  • 1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition...

  • We shopped and groceried on a cash basis, determined on that from the start.

Synonyms

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She visited the blank store to buy milk and bread for dinner.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English grocerye, equivalent to grocer + -y. Compare gross. Doublet of groceria.