Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocers labour make but a very trifling addition...
Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?
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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 — (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… … Etymology dictionary
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 — 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
