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grocery.

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈɡɹoʊ.ʃ(ə.)ɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈɡɹəʉs.(ə.)ɹi/Australia
  1. Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

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

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈɡɹoʊ.ʃ(ə.)ɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈɡɹəʉs.(ə.)ɹi/Australia
  1. To go grocery shopping.

    intransitive
  2. To furnish with groceries.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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