grocery UK /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/US /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •[before a noun] Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.Where ten thousand pounds can be employed in the grocery trade, the wages of the grocer's labour make but a very trifling addition... — 1776 •A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.I observed that the vitals of the village were the grocery, the bar-room, the post-office, and the bank... — 1854 verb2 •To go grocery shopping.We shopped and groceried on a cash basis, determined on that from the start. — 1913 •To furnish with groceries.What freedom to be iced, fueled, and groceried for two weeks and running toward a reef you truly love — 1998 formsgroceried · grocerying · groceries