bread

bread · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.

  2. 2.

    (slang) Money.

  3. 3.

    Food in general; livelihood.

Forms

plural: breads

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bread and butter — basic livelihood; essential
  • •
    bread winner — the person who earns money for a family
  • •
    the best thing since sliced bread — an excellent innovation
  • •
    break bread — to share a meal
  • •
    know which side ones bread is buttered on — to know where advantage lies

Related words

See also: bake, flour, loaf, toast
Synonyms: loaf

Etymology

From Old English bread meaning a piece or morsel, later specifically bread; from Proto-Germanic braudaz.