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grocery

US /ˈɡroʊsɚi/

noun Core · B1 Mua hàng & vận chuyển

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 store
    describing grocery store (a marketplace where groceries are sold)
  • Medium grocery list
    describing grocery list (a marketplace where groceries are sold)
  • Hard retail grocery chain
    to retail grocery chain, meaning to be sold at the retail level
  • Very Hard bag groceries at a mom-and-pop grocery
    to 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.