grocery

grocery
grocery (n.) mid-15c., "goods sold by a grocer" (now groceries, 1630s), earlier the name of the Grocer's Hall in London (early 15c.), from O.Fr. grosserie, from grossier (see GROCER (Cf. grocer)). Meaning "a grocer's shop" is 1828, American English. Self-service groceries were a novelty in 1913 when a Montana, U.S., firm copyrighted the word groceteria (with the ending from cafeteria used in an un-etymological sense) to name them. The term existed through the 1920s.

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  • grocery — Ⅰ. grocery UK US /ˈgrəʊsəri/ noun COMMERCE ► [C] (US grocery store) a store that sells food and small things for the home: »America s largest grocery store chain will be bringing two new stores to Oakland. ● groceries Cf. groceries Ⅱ. grocery UK… …   Financial and business terms

  • Grocery — Gro cer*y, n.; pl. {Groceries}. [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. [1913 Webster] A deal box . . . to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grocery — ► NOUN (pl. groceries) 1) a grocer s shop or business. 2) (groceries) items of food sold in a grocer s shop or supermarket …   English terms dictionary

  • grocery — [grō′sər ē; ] often [ grōs′rē] n. pl. groceries [ME grocerye < OFr grosserie ] ☆ 1. a grocer s store 2. [pl.] the food and supplies sold by a grocer …   English World dictionary

  • grocery — noun 1 groceries food, etc. ⇨ See also ↑shopping ADJECTIVE ▪ weekly ▪ my weekly groceries … OF GROCERIES ▪ bag ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • grocery — noun /ˈɡɹəʊsəɹi,ˈɡɹoʊsəɹi/ a) Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies. Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocers labour make but a very trifling addition... b) A shop or store that sells… …   Wiktionary

  • grocery — gro|cer|y1 [ grous(ə)ri ] noun count AMERICAN a small store that sells food and other goods gro|cer|y2 [ grous(ə)ri ] adjective relating to groceries or grocery stores: a grocery basket grocery items …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grocery — /groh seuh ree, grohs ree/, n., pl. groceries. 1. Also called grocery store. a grocer s store. 2. Usually, groceries; esp. Brit. grocery. food and other commodities sold by a grocer. 3. the business of a grocer. 4. Southwestern U.S. (formerly) a …   Universalium

  • grocery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grocery store, green grocer[y], purveyor s; [super]mar ket; (pl.) provisions, victuals, food, supplies. See store, provision. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grocery store, supermarket, food store, vegetable… …   English dictionary for students

  • grocery — [[t]gro͟ʊsəri[/t]] groceries 1) N COUNT A grocery or a grocery store is a grocer s shop. [mainly AM] 2) N PLURAL Groceries are foods you buy at a grocer s or at a supermarket such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods …   English dictionary

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