noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹɪz/
General-American:/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
General-American:
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CMU ARPABET:G R OW1 S ER0 IY0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:G R OW1 S R IY0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of grocery (store)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither of them had tasty food.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of grocery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract