The difference between Grocery and Grocery store

When used as nouns, grocery means retail foodstuffs and other household supplies, whereas grocery store means a store where groceries can be purchased.


Grocery is also verb with the meaning: to go grocery shopping.

check bellow for the other definitions of Grocery and Grocery store

  1. Grocery as a noun (usually [[groceries]]):

    retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

  2. Grocery as a noun:

    A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

  1. Grocery as a verb (intransitive):

    To go grocery shopping.

  2. Grocery as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish with groceries.

  1. Grocery store as a noun:

    A store where groceries can be purchased; supermarket.