Definition of 'deli'

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deli

(deli )

Word forms: plural delis

countable noun

A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for 'delicatessen'.

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deli in British

or delly (ˈdɛlɪ )

nounWord forms: plural delis

an informal word for delicatessen

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deli in American

(ˈdɛli ; delˈē)

noun

delicatessen

Example sentences containing 'deli'

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Instead she grabbed packets of cheese from the deli counter and threw them at the robbers. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Soon they were supplying local delis and farm shops. The Sun (2009)The streets are clean, the paintwork pristine and a salad in the local deli is as expensive as a weekly shop. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Since using less of something is a step up in the green hierarchy from recycling it, buying from deli counters also helps. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The mum-of-two is a team leader on the meat, fish and deli counters. The Sun (2010)And she'll go to the local deli or cheese shop in Wilmslow. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Shops, a deli, two pubs and tennis courts are all a short walk from our house. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Today, he has four delis and one restaurant in the capital, and three cookbooks to his name. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The town is sprinkled with delis, farm shops and cafes where fresh, wholesome fare is on the menu. Times, Sunday Times (2013)If you're buying your salt beef from a deli counter, ask for each slice to be cut to a suitable thickness. Times, Sunday Times (2011)TV, he says, is not like working on the deli counter. Times, Sunday Times (2013)

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Used Occasionally. deli is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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deli counter

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Definition of deli from the Collins English Dictionary

Verbal nouns

The verbal noun is the -ing form, i.e. the present participle of the verb, used as a noun. It can be used in all the places that a noun can be used, but still keeps some characteristics of the verb. ...