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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Other eggs will be used by the LA bakery Winter Fate Bakes to make birthday cakes for displaced children. CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025 Food: Cereals and bakery products were down 1.2%; dairy, up 2.9; fruits and vegetables, down 1.3%; and meats, poultry, fish and eggs were up 9.1%. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 They were sold to two distributors with centers in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, which then flipped them to hotel cafes, restaurants, bakeries, caterers and institutional customers. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2025 La Madeleine: : Free croissant deal on National Croissant Day For National Croissant Day, French bakery chain la Madeleine is giving away free butter croissants all day Thursday with any app or online order. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 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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