plural dairies
often attributive
1
: a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
a
: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese
b
: a farm devoted to such production
3
: an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)
also
: food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
dairy
adjective
dairy products
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If the trade dispute escalates, additional goods, including electric vehicles, beef, pork, dairy products, and electronics, may be subjected to tariffs.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Kemps, a Minnesota dairy company, won first that year with its Scotcheroo flavor.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration says additional reciprocal tariffs could be as high as 250% on Canadian dairy and lumber.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
The trade war will probably stay live during the campaign, with Trump only suspending some duties until early April and then on Friday threatening new levies on Canadian softwood lumber and dairy products.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Kemps, a Minnesota dairy company, won first that year with its Scotcheroo flavor.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration says additional reciprocal tariffs could be as high as 250% on Canadian dairy and lumber.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
The trade war will probably stay live during the campaign, with Trump only suspending some duties until early April and then on Friday threatening new levies on Canadian softwood lumber and dairy products.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dairy
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“Dairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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dairy
noun
ˈde(ə)r-ē 
da(ə)r-
plural dairies
1
: a place where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
: a farm devoted to the production of milk
3
: a company that sells milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (as a goat)
also
: food (as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
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