commissary

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A commissary is a place or service that sells food and other essentials to people who are away from home for work or travel. It's like a convenient store.

You might hear about a military base having a commissary, which means soldiers can buy basic groceries there instead of going off-base. This is helpful because they often have limited time and money during their deployments. Some prisons also have commissaries where inmates can purchase personal items using the funds in their accounts. In both cases, the goal is to provide easy access to basic necessities for people who are stuck away from home.

How common is "commissary"?

Word commissary is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners.
A cafeteria at a movie studio.
One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
An officer who supplies provisions to an army.
The judge in a commissary court.
A higher-ranking police officer.

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Real examples of "commissary" in context

Bryan Cranston on Winning an Emmy for The Studio & Trying Mushrooms for the First Time in Vegas

Interview

Ah, this broad walked into the commissary and I knew I had to have her.

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commissary

How common is "commissary"?

noun

Real examples of "commissary" in context

Bryan Cranston on Winning an Emmy for The Studio & Trying Mushrooms for the First Time in Vegas

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