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Noun: commissary  'kó-mi,se-ree
Usage: N. Amer
  1. (military) a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
    "The soldiers bought supplies at the base commissary"
     
  2. A snack bar in a film studio
    "The actors grabbed lunch at the commissary between takes"

Derived forms: commissaries

Type of: buffet, shop, snack bar, snack counter, store

Encyclopedia: Commissary