GROCERY


Meaning of GROCERY in English

/ ˈgrəʊsəri; NAmE ˈgroʊ-/ noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually ˈgrocery store ) [ C ] a shop / store that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English 'grocery store' is often used to mean 'supermarket'.

2.

groceries [ pl. ] food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a supermarket

►  gro·cery adjective [ only before noun ]:

the grocery bill

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