bakery

noun

bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place for baking or selling baked goods

Examples of bakery in a Sentence

They work at a bakery.
Recent Examples on the Web Iron factories, sugar bakeries and any soap, candle, starch, varnish, vitriol, glue, ink or turpentine factory were banned. Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 The bakery is able to produce 600,000 loaves of bread a day. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024 Last week, Arden Fair Farmers Market opened in Arden Fair mall’s parking lot outside the former Sears store at 1689 Arden Way with over 40 farmer and craft vendors, bakeries and food trucks. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024 The bakery opens at 7:30 a.m., but people camp out at least 45 minutes before. Mitti Hicks, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024 Some bakeries flatten the raw croissant dough then bake the croissants under a heavy sheet pan to hold the shape. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 The new wage law applies to fast-food chains with at least 60 locations nationwide, with exemptions for some bakeries and smaller outposts inside grocery stores, airports and other venues. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 Assembly Bill 1228, which applies to franchises with over 60 locations, has an exception for bakeries. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024 The west section of the store boasts a meat and fish market and a bakery where the famed H-E-B tortillas are made. Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bakery was in 1598

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“Bakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bakery. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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bakery

noun
bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold

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