grocery shopping

collocation in English

meaningsofgroceryandshopping

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grocery
noun
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.sər.i/us
/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ.i/
old-fashioned;
a ...
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shopping
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/
the activity of buying things ...
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(Definition ofgroceryandshoppingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Skills range from dressing oneself, cooking, cleaning, and budgeting, to time management,groceryshopping, banking, and keeping medical appointments.
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Depending on the severity, the ability to walk distances people normally take for granted (such asgroceryshopping) may become compromised.
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Maids perform typical domestic chores such as cooking, ironing, washing, cleaning,groceryshopping, walking the family dog, and tending to the household children.
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Now, shoppers expect to find sweepstakes promotions whenever they gogroceryshopping.
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She is capable of doing many things most four-year-olds are not capable of; these include cooking, unassistedgroceryshopping, limited acrobatics.
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A joint trip-timing/store-type choice model forgroceryshoppingincluding feedback, inventory effects and non-parametric control for omitted variables.
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This generally works forgroceryshopping, but not necessarily for other things.
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The gender bias may be attributed to the fact that, in the average household, women often make thegroceryshoppingdecisions.
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One hour of help means one time dollar, whether the task isgroceryshoppingor making out a tax return.
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The last thing he did on the day of his attack was to gogroceryshopping.
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She takes care of transports,groceryshopping, cooking and washing herself.
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Oddly, there don't seem to be any jolly, japeish terms for the workplace,groceryshoppingand bill paying.
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The company has also benefited from growth in the onlinegroceryshoppingsector.
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In addition, the host normally sings a few songs about celebrities doing something normal things, such as scratching an itch orgroceryshopping.
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A group of six butlers will do different tasks, fromgroceryshopping, to planning weddings or functions.
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Local businesses offer retail and services for hardware, appliance andgroceryshopping, restaurants and hotels, fire and police services, daycare and a medical clinic.
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They are given weekly allowances forgroceryshoppingand have to prepare their own meals.
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For example, a child would have to either explain what happens when a person goesgroceryshoppingor create a plan forgroceryshopping.
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