grocery

UK
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
US
/ˈɡroʊsəri/

Translations

grocerynoun
groceries
pl
UK
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
US
/ˈɡroʊsəri/
I need to stop by the grocery to pick up some milk and bread.
Je dois passer à l’épicerie pour acheter du lait et du pain.
épiceriePour le secteur ou l’activité commerciale.
After twenty years in grocery, he decided to retire.
Après vingt ans dans l’épicerie, il a décidé de prendre sa retraite.
coursesAu pluriel, pour les denrées achetées dans une épicerie.
She carried a bag full of groceries into the kitchen.
Elle a porté un sac plein de courses dans la cuisine.
Synonyms
food store
provision store
grocery store
groceryadjective
UK
/ˈɡrəʊ.sər.i/
US
/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ.i/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to groceries or the grocery trade.
He found a job as a manager in a large grocery chain.
Il a trouvé un emploi de directeur dans une grande chaîne d’épicerie.
Synonyms
supermarket (as attributive)
market (as attributive)

Definitions

grocerynoun
A store where food and small household items are sold.
I need to stop by the grocery to pick up some milk and bread.
Items of food sold in a grocery store.
She carried a bag full of groceries into the kitchen.
The trade or business of selling food and small household items.
After twenty years in grocery, he decided to retire.
groceryadjective
Relating to groceries or the grocery business.
He found a job as a manager in a large grocery chain.