general store vs grocery

general store

noun
  • A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized. 

grocery

noun
  • A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store. 

  • retail foodstuffs and other household supplies. 

verb
  • To go grocery shopping. 

  • To furnish with groceries. 

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