1
: any of various units of dry capacity see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a container holding a bushel
3
: a large quantity
bushels of money
Examples of bushel in a Sentence
Noun
picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
But back in the 30’s, when wheat sold for 20¢ a bushel and eggs for 5¢ a dozen in our part of Canada, a trapper fared at least as well as anybody else.
—Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
Going the other way, a $1.75 U.S. bushel of corn would have been 3.52 deutschmarks in January 1981, but 5.55 deutschmarks in 1985.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
The same person that might be able to spend money on a bushel of picturesque apples from the farmers market, Goodspeed said, might also have the disposable income to spend $2,000 on a luxury bag.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But since the annual harvest — and most of the state’s green chile festivals — don’t run until the July-October period, devotees have the option of picking up bushels of frozen, roasted green chiles that still spark dynamite flavors at backyard cookouts.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
But back in the 30’s, when wheat sold for 20¢ a bushel and eggs for 5¢ a dozen in our part of Canada, a trapper fared at least as well as anybody else.
—Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
Going the other way, a $1.75 U.S. bushel of corn would have been 3.52 deutschmarks in January 1981, but 5.55 deutschmarks in 1985.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
The same person that might be able to spend money on a bushel of picturesque apples from the farmers market, Goodspeed said, might also have the disposable income to spend $2,000 on a luxury bag.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Bushel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushel. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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