bakery

noun bak·ery \ ˈbā-k(ə-)rē \

Definition of bakery

plural bakeries

:a place for baking or selling baked goods

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They work at a bakery.

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Oreo bakeries make more than 123,000 tons of creme to fill their perfect cookies.

— spoon u, Teen Vogue, "10 Things You Definitely Didn’t Know About Oreos," 12 Aug. 2017
Decades after moving to Joliet from Lockport, the family acquired land adjacent to its bakery.

— ted slowik, chicagotribune.com, "Suburban Milano Bakery one of few licensed to bake Conewiches," 11 Aug. 2017
Indeed, Eudocia was one of hundreds of Filipinos who are trafficked into the U.S. every year as teachers, bakery workers, shipyard workers, and more.

— jean m. twenge, The Atlantic, "The Conversation," 8 Aug. 2017
Josey Baking Co., a Topeka bakery, is typically closed on Mondays but will open next Monday to sell cookies to raise money for the Monhollons.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "People worldwide will wear purple to honor Kansas’ Parker Monhollon, who died of cancer," 18 July 2017
The wholesale bakery is the latest new business looking to fill one of several vacant buildings along Broadway, north of U.S. 30.

— karen caffarini, Post-Tribune, "Baker has recipe for vacant Broadway building," 13 July 2017
Available in the bakery or deli sections of grocery stores nationwide.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Thin cookies are loaded with flavor," 11 July 2017
While its new neighbors butt in on the bakery business, McKinley’s is adding more breakfast and lunch items.

— bud kennedy, star-telegram.com, "A new chicken mole at Frida’s, and prepare for the Peach Festival," 5 July 2017
In Kentucky, taking Dixie Highway will take drivers past a number of fast food stops, two Emerson's Bakery locations, Bigby Coffee, Reality Tuesday Cafe and Crestview Hills Town Center, which offers a Panera Bread, a Starbucks and a Servatii bakery.

— sarah brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "The ultimate guide to living life through 2 months of Brent Spence Bridge repairs," 1 July 2017

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BAKERY Defined for English Language Learners

bakery

noun

Definition of bakery for English Language Learners

: a place where bread, cakes, cookies, and other baked foods are made or sold

BAKERY Defined for Kids

bakery

noun bak·ery \ ˈbā-kə-rē , ˈbā-krē \

Definition of bakery for Students

plural bakeries

:a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold

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