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bake sale
noun
: a fund-raising event at which usually homemade foods (such as cakes and cookies) are sold
Examples of bake sale in a Sentence
They organized a bake sale to raise money for the church.
Recent Examples on the Web
The students at Hamilton High School have also run bake sales to raise about $300 for care packages for Palestinians.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
Double Chocolate Brownie Shrink-wrapped as if bought at a sidewalk bake sale instead of a massive gas station, these brownies are fire.
—Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Bake sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake%20sale. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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bake sale
noun
: a fund-raising event at which usually homemade foods (as cakes and cookies) are sold
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