grocery
noun
gro·cery
| \ ˈgrōs-rē
, ˈgrō-sə-; ˈgrōsh-rē
\
, ˈgrō-sə-; ˈgrōsh-rē
\
plural groceries
Definition of grocery
2
: a grocer's store
Examples of grocery in a Sentence
She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Both the interior and exterior storefronts continue to be worked on at Hobby Lobby, with a grand opening anticipated on Oct. 7, and Aldi grocery store expected to open in November. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "The Chick-fil-A has landed in Solon; Aldi’s and Hobby Lobby to follow suit," 2 Sep. 2019 Pickets may soon be walking the grocery store parking lots. — oregonlive, "Labor disputes across Oregon heat up on Labor Day," 1 Sep. 2019 Mainstream grocery stores have expanded their offerings to cater to the market. — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, "Delivery app feeds Bay Area households’ hunger for Asian groceries," 31 Aug. 2019 Try to eat local. Don't be obsessed with buying the pretty produce - so much of what's thrown away at grocery stores is bruised fruit no one wants to pick up. — Amy Chillag, CNN, "Changing your energy-wasting ways is very doable. Take it one step at a time," 30 Aug. 2019 Each contained a key, a grocery list written in the local language, three business cards (using a name common to the country) and either no money or the local equivalent of $13.45 in U.S. dollars. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, "“Missing” Wallets with More Cash Are More Likely to Be Returned," 20 June 2019 The business cards were crafted to make the supposed owner appear to be a local person, as was a grocery list that was also enclosed. — Malcolm Ritter, Twin Cities, "Lost wallet? More cash means you’re likelier to get it back," 20 June 2019 The business cards were crafted to make the supposed owner appear to be a local person, as was a grocery list that was also enclosed. — CBS News, "Lost your wallet? The more cash in it the likelier you'll get it back," 20 June 2019 Each wallet was transparent so people wouldn't have to open it to examine the contents, which included three identical business cards to indicate the owner, a key, a grocery list and a varied range of local currency. — Madeline Purdue, USA TODAY, "Don't give up on humanity just yet. Study shows people are likely to return lost wallets," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grocery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for grocery
grocery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of grocery
: food sold by a grocer : food bought at a store
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grocery
noun
gro·cery
| \ ˈgrō-sə-rē
, ˈgrōs-rē\
, ˈgrōs-rē\
plural groceries
Kids Definition of grocery
1
groceries plural
: food and household supplies sold at a store
2
: a store that sells food and household supplies
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