bread

¹bread

noun \ˈbred\

Definition of BREAD

1

: a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal

2

: food, sustenance <our daily bread>

3

a : livelihood <earns his bread as a laborer> b slang : money

— bready \ˈbre-dē\ adjective

— bread upon the waters

: resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return

Examples of BREAD

1. She bakes bread every day.
2. The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.

Origin of BREAD

Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English brēowan to brew

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BREAD

Synonyms: money [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum

Related Words: coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms: bane, poison, toxin, venom

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with BREAD

bed, dead, dread, ed, fed, head, lead, med, ped, read, red, Red, redd, said, shed, shred, sled, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, wed, zed