grocery
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɡroʊsəri/
:
comestible
- In those days, $25 a month was enough to pay rent and buy groceries for a small family.
- buy groceries
- go grocery shopping
- get groceries
So every time I unload groceries, I comment to myself.
- So every time I unload groceries, I comment to myself.
- I mean, this is the whole grocery haul, OK?
- Taxes did go up for everyone in the form of groceries and gas prices.
- Car imports, car dealerships, groceries, but you name it.
- Boy, oh, boy, carry these groceries to the car.
- When when Cam said, hey, I need these groceries to be refrigerated.
- No, she'll have a man washing her car while carrying her groceries, opening her door.
- When we were in Utah, I bought all the groceries twice.
Examples
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When we were in Utah, I bought all the groceries twice.
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All right, now let's just get all of these groceries and start cooking.
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I mean, this is the whole grocery haul, OK?
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Boy, oh, boy, carry these groceries to the car.
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Allows you to buy groceries on your phone.
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I give you the groceries, and you give me the money.
Academic text (2018) -
I had to go get some groceries.
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So I went to the shop, I got some groceries and I also caught cigarettes.
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I hadn't been out of the apartment in weeks, except to buy groceries and cigarettes.
Fiction book (1990) -
I went to the market to buy some grocery items for dinner.
Synonyms
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7.5
Food or a meal that is simple and filling
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3.2
A basic food people eat or sell, like rice
Items sold in boxes, cans, or bottles to keep them fresh, often food
Compounds
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A paper or plastic container people use to carry food and other items from a store
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grocery also means an item of food or household goods, and this meaning comes from the same idea of goods sold in 'bulk' by a grocer. So when you say 'groceries' you mean the food and things you buy at a grocery shop.