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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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Doron noted that at 1%, the tax adds up to just $1 on $100 in groceries purchased.
—Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
The cost of living was determined by looking at the price of groceries, health care, housing, utilities, transportation, and miscellaneous.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
Community members received free groceries, diapers, hygiene kits and more.
—Angelica Edwards, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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“Grocery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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