Grocery

/ˈɡroʊsəri/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A store that sells food and other products used in the home.

I need to stop by the grocery to pick up some vegetables for dinner.

Food and other products sold in a grocery store.

We have a list of groceries to buy for the week.

The act of purchasing food items.

She goes grocery shopping every Saturday morning.

From Middle English 'grocerie', derived from Old French 'grossier' meaning 'wholesale dealer'.

grocery list

A list of food and other items to be purchased at a grocery store.

grocery shopping

The act of buying food and other items from a grocery store.

grocery run

A quick trip to the grocery store to buy supplies.

provisions

Supplies of food and other necessities.

supermarket

A large self-service store selling groceries.

aisle

A passage between shelves in a store.

Grosseries

After work, I'm heading to the grosseries to grab some snacks.

Grocery run

I'll be back in an hour; I'm just doing a grocery run.