grocery

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Grocery

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡrəʊs(ə)ri/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡroʊs(ə)ri/ or /ˈɡroʊʃ(ə)ri/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular grocery

Plural groceries

1. (uncountable) (plural only) Groceries are food and other household supplies that you buy in a store.

   I'm going to pick up some groceries. Do you need anything?

2. (countable) A grocery is a shop or store that sells groceries.
   • Synonyms: general store, grocery store, market and supermarket

   I'm going to the grocery to get some milk.

Related words

• greengrocer
• grocer