groceries
/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.67 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
Example Sentences
- "She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."
- "Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?"
- "There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither of them had tasty food."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/
- British English: /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/