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grocery

[ groh-suh-ree, groh-shree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gro·cer·ies.

Also called grocery store. a store that sells perishable and nonperishable food supplies and certain nonedible household items, such as soaps and paper products.
Usually groceries; especially British, grocery. food and other items sold at a grocery store or sold by a grocer.
the business of a grocer.
Southwestern U.S. (formerly)
1. a saloon or bar.
2. a liquor store.

grocery

/ ˈɡrəʊsərɪ /

Origin of grocery¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English grocerie; grocer + -ie -y ³( def )

The police learned that Kemp worked in a grocery on Decatur Avenue.

Here they are semi-touching at a grocery store; she likes kombucha.

He was born in an apartment above the grocery store owned by his immigrant parents in South Jamaica, Queens.

The people you work with, or see at your grocery store, or your church?

While grocery shopping a guy I had noticed following me earlier, walked by me really fast and said, ‘You look shorter in person.’

Jess, whose heart was still sore from the blow she had received at Mr. Closewicks grocery, thought this was very kind of Griff.

Mothers money comes so very irregular that we have to run a bill at the grocery and the market and other places.

It was worse than being refused credit at Mr. Closewicks grocery store.

The establishment is really beautiful, having the appearance more of an apothecary store, than a Grocery House.

He throws out these materials and insists on his wife getting others at another grocery store.

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