grocery
US /ˈɡroʊsɚi/
Definition
a marketplace where groceries are sold
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I need to stop at the grocery store to buy milk.
Synonyms
- supermarketa large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
- food storehaving a meaning similar to grocery
- provisionsa stock or supply of foods
Collocations
- Easy grocery storedescribing grocery store (a marketplace where groceries are sold)
- Medium grocery listdescribing grocery list (a marketplace where groceries are sold)
- Hard retail grocery chainto retail grocery chain, meaning to be sold at the retail level
- Very Hard bag groceries at a mom-and-pop groceryto bag groceries at a mom-and-pop grocery, meaning to capture or kill, as in hunting
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.