groceries

Supermarket cart contents

Groceries are food and household supplies purchased from a store.

The word almost always appears in plural—you buy groceries, not a grocery.

I need to pick up groceries on the way home.

A grocery or grocery store is where you buy them.

To do the groceries is to shop for them.

shopping

cart

Vehicle for hauling

cashier · list · bags · bagging · baskets · produce · deli · bakery · frozen · canned

provisions

staples

Small metal paper-binders

household · foodstuffs · necessities · weekly · replenishing · larder · cupboard · refrigerator · meal-prep · ingredients

nutrition

fresh

Newly made, not stale

protein · fiber · nutrients · dietary · healthy · low-sodium · gluten-free · plant-based · unprocessed · balanced

budget

expenses

Money spent on things

bargains · affordability · bulk-buying · generic · frugality · thriftiness · specials · clearance · stockpiling · stretch

Categories
Opposites
food acquisition method

groceriestakeout

Restaurant food for elsewhere

dining out · fast food · room service · catering · eating out

product category

groceriesdurable goods

Products built to last

luxury goods · electronics · appliances · furniture · hardware

consumption readiness

groceriesconvenience food

Prepackaged, easy-prep nourishment

Phrases
Family

provisions, grocery, supermarket, grocer, marketplace, grocery store, grocers, greengrocer, grocer's

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G