GROCERIES

Noun

groceries

plural of grocery

Noun

groceries pl (plural only)

The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

Verb

groceries

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grocery

Source: Wiktionary


GROCERY

Gro"cer*y, n.; pl. Groceries. Etym: [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.]

1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense. A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. Goldsmith. The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. Macaulay.

2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U.s.];

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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