/ 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