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grocery

DEFINITIONS OF: grocery

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n (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

Synonyms:
foodstuff
Types:
greengrocery
groceries sold by a greengrocer
packaged goods
groceries that are packaged for sale
Type of:
consumer goods
goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption

n a marketplace where groceries are sold

“the grocery store included a meat market”
Synonyms:
food market, grocery store, market
Types:
greengrocery
a greengrocer's grocery store
supermarket
a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
hypermarket
a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
Type of:
market, market place, marketplace, mart
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
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