grocery store

/ˌgroʊsəri stɔər/
/ˈgrʌʊsəri stɔ/
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Other forms: grocery stores

Definitions of grocery store
  1. noun
    a marketplace where groceries are sold
    synonyms: food market, grocery, market
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    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
Pronunciation
US
/ˌgroʊsəri stɔər/
UK
/ˈgrʌʊsəri stɔ/
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