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Groceries vs Supermarket - What's the difference?

groceries | supermarket |

As nouns the difference between groceries and supermarket

is that groceries is the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery while supermarket is a large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.

groceries

English

Noun

(head) (p)
  • The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery.
  • She carried a sack of groceries in from the car and set it on the kitchen table.
  • Multiple retailers of groceries.
  • There were two competing groceries in the neighborhood, but neither looked very profitable.

    supermarket

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and/or clothing.
  • A chain of such stores.
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