grocerytrade
nounUK /ˈɡrəʊsəri treɪd/
US /ˈɡroʊsəri treɪd/
The business of buying and selling food and other things you need at home.
My uncle works in the grocerytrade, selling fruit and vegetables to shops.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The people and companies that sell everyday household goods.
The grocerytrade employs thousands of people in our town.
3. The activity of trading groceries between countries or regions.
The grocerytrade between the two countries has grown this year.
4. A shopkeeper's line of work selling food and household supplies.
She learned the grocerytrade from her parents.