bushel

1 of 2

noun

bush·​el ˈbu̇-shəl 

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

bushel

2 of 2

verb

busheled; busheling ˈbu̇-sh(ə-)liŋ 

: repair, renovate

busheler

ˈbu̇-sh(ə-)lər 

noun

Synonyms

Noun

• ton
• dozen
• loads
• plenty
• slew
• quantity
• pile
• bunch
• chunk

Examples of bushel in a Sentence

Noun

picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mueller asked, warning that even a small hit to corn prices — just a nickel or dime per bushel — could crush farmers in an industry already operating on razor-thin margins. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025

Corn for September delivery is now trading at $4.37 a bushel. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

Unlike the traditional model where VCs obtain a bushel of shares from a startup, and then wait seven years, the crypto VC world is more liquid and revolves around tokens not stock. —Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish boss breadth of the hand

Verb

probably from German bosseln to do poor work, to patch; akin to Old English bēatan to beat

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1877, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bushel

• hide one's light under a bushel

Kids Definition

bushel

noun

bush·​el

ˈbu̇sh-əl

1

: any of various units of dry capacity see measure

2

: a container holding a bushel

3

: a large quantity