Meaning & use

Bread

noun·Everyday

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A staple food made from a dough of flour and water, usually leavened and baked.

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She sliced a warm loaf of bread fresh from the oven.

He spread butter thickly on a piece of toasted bread.

A note on using this word

Informally, 'bread' is also slang for money, as in 'earning bread.'

Words with a similar meaning

loaf

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Another way to use it

2. noun

Money (informal, slang).

He's been working two jobs to make extra bread.

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