• Greengrocery

    Full definition of greengrocery

    Noun

    greengrocery

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