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.
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Farah comes toward him and extends a white poster-board box sealed with a gold sticker with the name of a bakery. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 The World Food Program announced on April 1 that all bakeries in Gaza have shut down due to a severe lack of fuel and flour. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 These baristas will serve their full drink menu, as well as some bakery and pastry items. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025 The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) said all 25 of its bakeries in the enclave had shut, citing the lack of flour and fuel. Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bakery

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 13 Apr. 2025.

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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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