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Meaning of greengrocery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The trade of a greengrocer.
    uncountable
  2. A greengrocer's shop.
    countable

Equivalents

Deutsch Gemüsegeschäft Gemüsehandlung Gemüseladen
Ελληνικά μανάβικο οπωροπωλείο

Examples

“Where greengrocery is concerned there is a distinction between the sale in the shops or in special greengrocery shops […]”
“When William was twenty-four and Emma was twenty-three, they were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

greengrocing Greengross Greengrove Greenhalgh Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton Greenham

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