grocery
Food and simple household things that you buy for your home, usually called “groceries.”
Food and basic household items that people buy regularly, especially from a supermarket or grocery store, usually referred to in the plural as “groceries.”
A store where you buy food and simple things for the home, usually called a “grocery store.”
A shop that sells food and other everyday items, especially a small local store; often said as “grocery store,” and sometimes simply “the grocery” in casual speech.
- Base: grocery
- Plural: groceries, grocery
do the grocery shopping
1go and buy groceries for home
To go to a store and buy food and simple home items that a household needs.
- I usually do the grocery shopping on Sunday mornings.
- Whose turn is it to do the grocery shopping this week?
- He doesn't mind doing the grocery shopping if he has a list.
grocery bag
1bag for carrying groceries
A paper, plastic, or reusable bag that holds the food and other items you buy at a grocery store.
- The grocery bag ripped, and the apples rolled onto the sidewalk.
- She brought reusable grocery bags to reduce plastic waste.
- He carried three heavy grocery bags up the stairs.
grocery cart
1cart used for groceries in a store
A metal or plastic cart with wheels that you push in a store to carry the groceries you are buying.
- She pushed the grocery cart slowly down the aisle.
- The child was sitting in the grocery cart while his mother shopped.
- Our grocery cart was full by the time we reached the checkout.
grocery delivery
1service delivering groceries to homes
A service where a store or company brings the groceries you bought to your home.
- Since the pandemic, many people use grocery delivery instead of going to the store.
- Our grocery delivery arrived earlier than expected.
- They charge a small fee for grocery delivery.
grocery list
1list of things to buy as groceries
A written list of food and other things you want to buy at the grocery store.
- I forgot the grocery list at home, so I had to remember everything.
- Before we go, let's write a grocery list.
- She checked each item off the grocery list as she put it in the cart.
grocery shopping
1the activity of buying groceries
The activity of going to a store to buy food and simple things for the home.
- I hate doing grocery shopping on Saturday because the store is so crowded.
- She does the grocery shopping for her parents every week.
- We finished our grocery shopping in less than half an hour.
grocery store
1shop where you buy groceries
A shop where people go to buy food and simple things for the home.
- There's a big grocery store across the street from my apartment.
- We usually shop at the same grocery store every week.
- The new grocery store has a large fruit and vegetable section.
online grocery shopping
1buying groceries on the internet
Buying food and home items on a website or app, usually with delivery or pickup at the store.
- Online grocery shopping has become very popular in big cities.
- She prefers online grocery shopping because it saves time.
- Many supermarkets now offer online grocery shopping and same-day delivery.