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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For example, an increasing number of people are paying for their groceries in installments.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Brown, 59, is one of the 1.2 million South Floridians who relied on Feeding South Florida, the region’s largest food bank, last year to supplement their groceries.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
In other business, the board addressed a potential budget shortfall by approving a municipal grocery sales tax of one percent.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
There are also various smart-home technologies that rely on voice commands, which can facilitate everything from calling neighbors to ordering groceries.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Brown, 59, is one of the 1.2 million South Floridians who relied on Feeding South Florida, the region’s largest food bank, last year to supplement their groceries.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
In other business, the board addressed a potential budget shortfall by approving a municipal grocery sales tax of one percent.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
There are also various smart-home technologies that rely on voice commands, which can facilitate everything from calling neighbors to ordering groceries.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
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“Grocery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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