grocery

Meanings

• Noun

  The act or business of purchasing provisions and other necessities for domestic use.

  - "Going to the grocery store to buy fruits and vegetables."
  - "I need to make a list before going to the grocery."

• Noun

  A store where food and household items are sold.

  - "We went to the grocery store to buy bread and milk."
  - "The grocery store was crowded with shoppers."

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Synonyms

commodities , general goods , groceries , packaged goods , general store , grocery store , market , supermarket

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grocery
prose , rose , dose , close , choose

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Variants

List of all variants of grocery that leads to same result
groceries , grocery , grocery cart , grocery carts , grocery bag , grocery list , grocery store , do (one's) grocery shopping , do grocery shopping , do her grocery shopping , do his grocery shopping , do one's grocery shopping , do their grocery shopping , go grocery shopping

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'grocery' originated from the Old French word 'gros' meaning heavy or large, which referred to heavy sacks of foodstuffs.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest grocery store is located in Sweden and covers over 100,000 square feet.

2. The first recorded use of the term 'grocery' in English was in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Retail: Grocery is a type of retail business.

2. Provisioning: Grocery is the act of provisioning for one's household.

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Culture

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Grocery shopping is a daily or weekly routine for most households, and it is an essential part of maintaining a home. Groceries have been depicted in various forms of art, literature, and music, often representing the idea of home and family.

How to Memorize "grocery"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large store filled with food and household items.
   - Imagine yourself pushing a shopping cart through the aisles of a grocery store.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grocery' with the idea of shopping for food and household items.
   - Think of the grocery store as a place where you buy necessities for your home.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Grocery starts with the letter 'G', so you can remember it as 'G'ets Grub.
   - Think of the word 'groceries' as 'G'oes Routinely Offers Consistent Essentials.

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