plural groceries
1
2
: a grocer's store
Examples of grocery in a Sentence
She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.
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Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Agentic finance has become a buzzword in fintech, as the likes of Stripe and Visa predict that, in the near future, humans will task bots to order groceries for them, pay for subscriptions on their behalf, or move money between their bank accounts.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The anchoring building, which used to hold a Toys R Us, will likely become the new home of a Price Chopper grocery franchise, Martin said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Stretching a grocery budget is one thing.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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“Grocery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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grocery
noun
gro·cery
ˈgrōs-(ə-)rē 
plural groceries
1
plural
: food sold by a grocer
went out to buy the groceries
2
: a grocer's store
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