grocery

noun

/ˈɡrəʊsəri/

(plural groceries)

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(especially British English)
(North American English usually grocery store)
[countable] a shop that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English ‘grocery store’ is often used to mean ‘supermarket’.
- the corner grocery store
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- corner
- local
- neighbourhood/neighborhood
- …
grocery/grocery store + noun
- checkout
- aisle
- shelves
- …
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groceries
[plural] food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a supermarket
- He walked in and set the bag of groceries down on the floor.
- Mom wanted me to get the groceries.
Collocations Shopping
ShoppingShopping
- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
Buying goods
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra Examples
- We have our groceries delivered.
- my weekly groceries
Topics Shoppingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- weekly
… of groceries
- bag
verb + groceries
- buy
- get
- deliver
- …
See full entry

单词	grocery
释义	grocery noun /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ (plural groceries) jump to other results (especially British English) (North American English usually grocery store) [countable] a shop that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English ‘grocery store’ is often used to mean ‘supermarket’. the corner grocery store Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective corner local neighbourhood/neighborhood … grocery/grocery store + noun checkout aisle shelves … See full entry groceries [plural] food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a supermarket He walked in and set the bag of groceries down on the floor. Mom wanted me to get the groceries. Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping go/go out/be out shopping go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall try on clothes/shoes indulge in some retail therapy go on a spending spree cut/cut back on/reduce your spending be/get caught shoplifting donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale find/get/pick up a bargain At the shop/store load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something) be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock deal with/help/serve customers run a special promotion be on special offer Buying goods make/complete a purchase buy/purchase something online/by mail order make/place/take an order for something buy/order something in bulk/in advance accept/take credit cards pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate enter your PIN number ask for/get/obtain a receipt return/exchange an item/a product be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund compare prices offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount Extra Examples We have our groceries delivered. my weekly groceries Topics Shoppingb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective weekly … of groceries bag verb + groceries buy get deliver … See full entry grocery adjective /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ /ˈɡrəʊsəri/ [only before noun] jump to other results connected with food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a supermarket the grocery bill Extra Examples I have to do some grocery shopping. a grocery business/chain a grocery checkout a grocery clerk
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