GROCERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grocery mean? 

• GROCERY (noun)
  The noun GROCERY has 2 senses:

1. a marketplace where groceries are sold

2. (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

  Familiarity information: GROCERY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROCERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A marketplace where groceries are sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

food market; grocery; grocery store; market

Context example:

the grocery store included a meat market

Hypernyms ("grocery" is a kind of...):

market; market place; marketplace; mart (an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up)

Meronyms (parts of "grocery"):

shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grocery"):

greengrocery (a greengrocer's grocery store)

supermarket (a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

foodstuff; grocery

Hypernyms ("grocery" is a kind of...):

consumer goods (goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grocery"):

greengrocery (groceries sold by a greengrocer)

packaged goods (groceries that are packaged for sale)

 Context examples 

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Go shopping for groceries.

(FIQR - Go Shopping for Groceries, NCI Thesaurus)

Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Shopping alone for clothes, household necessities, or groceries.

(FAQ-NACC Version - Shop Alone, NCI Thesaurus)

Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Lift and carry a bag full of groceries.

(FIQR - Lift and Carry a Bag Full of Groceries, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual is able to go shopping for groceries or clothes.

(Go Shopping for Groceries or Clothes, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about lifting or carrying groceries.

(Lifting or Carrying Groceries, NCI Thesaurus)

My grocery will undoubtedly refuse me credit now.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

You gave him a cool nod, and just now you bowed and smiled in the politest way to Tommy Chamberlain, whose father keeps a grocery store.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Shopping alone for clothes, household necessities, or groceries.

(FAQ - Shop Alone, NCI Thesaurus)

A family member, such as your mother or sister, might be able to help babysit your children or pick up groceries for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

In the grocery store, avoid cans that are bulging or jars that have cracks or loose lids.

(Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture)