English
Image:NBVásárcsarnok groceries02.JPG|thumb|a grocery

Etymology
From French grosserie, "wholesale".

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�gɹ��s�ɹi/
(General American|US) IPA|/�gɹo�s�ɹi/

Noun
en-noun|groceri|es

1. retail|Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

#*1776: s:Adam Smith|Adam Smith, s:The Wealth of Nations/Book I/Chapter 10|The Wealth of Nations
#*:Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition...

1. A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

#*1854: s:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau, s:Walden/Chapter_VIII|Walden
#*:I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank...

Usage notes
When referring to goods, the singular form is primarily used attributively, as in a grocery bill, a grocery list, etc. The plural form, groceries, is much more frequently used to refer to actual goods, especially in the US.

Translations
trans-top|shop or store that sells groceries
Dutch: kruidenier m
Finnish: ruokakauppa
French: épicerie f
German: Lebensmittelhandlung f, Grei�lerei f
Japanese: JAchar|���� (shokury�hinten)
Norwegian: Dagligvarebutikk m, Storsenter, Landhandel m
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Portuguese: armazém, empório, mercado/mercadinhom, quitanda, venda, mercearia f
Spanish: abarrotería f italbrac|Guatemala|Honduras|Panama, abasto m italbrac|Venezuela, almacén m italbrac|Argentina|Chile|Uruguay, bodega f italbrac|Colombia|Cuba|Peru|Venezuela, colmado m italbrac|originally Spain - now especially Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, pulpería f italbrac|Costa Rica|Honduras|Nicaragua, tienda de abarrotes f italbrac|Bolivia|Ecuador|El Salvador|Mexico|Panama|Peru, tienda de barrio f italbrac|Bolivia , tienda de ultramarinos m italbrac|Spain, trucha f italbrac|Northern Honduras
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trans-top|retail foodstuffs and other household supplies
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Synonyms
(retail foodstuffs and household supplies): commodities, general goods, groceries, packaged goods
(store that sells groceries): general store, grocery store, market, supermarket

Related terms
greengrocer
grocer
groceries

References
R:Webster 1913

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