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greengrocery en · NOUN

Etymology

From greengrocer + -y, alternatively blend of greengrocer + grocery.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The trade of a greengrocer.
   • Where greengrocery is concerned there is a distinction between the sale in the shops or in special greengrocery shops […] 1925, Theodor Cassau, J F Mills, The Consumers' Co-operative Movement in Germany:
2. (countable) A greengrocer's shop.
   • When William was twenty-four and Emma was twenty-three, they were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford. 2004, Patrick McGilligan, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light:

Forms

Synonyms

greengrocer's (store)