bread
- noun
- /brɛd/
- Slang
- With his new job, he's finally making some bread to support his family.
- bread and butter
- earn bread
- make bread
I'm talking about fat stacks, bread, lettuce, that cheddar.
- I'm talking about fat stacks, bread, lettuce, that cheddar.
- That nigga had got some bread when he first went to New York.
- Make a little frank, you know, little bread little like damn this shit.
Examples
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The burden of proof rests on our shoulders; tenacity and time are our bread and butter.
Academic text (2017) -
Trinie never pushes too hard; she knows which side her bread is buttered on.
Fiction book (1996) -
Matter of fact, talking about bread, I brought you a gift.
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I mean, your father would give you bread, a place to stay.
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You got any bread in the house?
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Let's get this bread that you must be making money.
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Working to earn one's bread is something few people can escape.
Academic text (2004) -
We can earn our bread somehow, even if we have a bad time of it.
Fiction book (1996) -
Peirce often earned his daily bread with such writings, or at least tried to.
Academic text (1994) -
Man was to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
A slang word for money
An informal word for money that people use
An informal word for money
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
Money you use to buy things
A slang word for money, often cash
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
Money in cash that people use to buy things
An informal word for money, especially dollars
An informal name for money someone has to spend
An informal word for money
A large amount of cash kept for spending
Small amounts of money
Money that people use to buy things
Antonyms
Idioms
A very useful new thing that people say is great
To make someone lose the job or money they need to live
To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest
- Archaic
Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
Compounds
- US
A flat fried bread made from wheat or corn, often served in Native American communities
Bread made with a natural starter that has a slightly sour taste and a chewy crust
A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread
- UK
A type of bread made from whole wheat flour that is darker and denser than white bread
- UK
A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey
- UK
A plant with three-part heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins often in damp woods
A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert
- South African
A soft brown paste made from roasted wild mango seeds used as food and to thicken soups
An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
- US
A sweet pull-apart pastry of baked dough pieces coated in butter, sugar and cinnamon
- South African
A large African tree with a very thick trunk that has fruit with a soft inside that people eat
- NSFW
A climbing plant from South Africa with a large rough root like an elephant's foot
A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds
- Archaic
A very hard plain biscuit that keeps for a long time and sailors use on ships
A white wheat bread made with bacteria that can grow in salty dough and a cornmeal starter
Bread cooked in a skillet over a fire, often made as cornbread or soda bread with ham added
Bread made with a mixture of flour and water that has natural yeast, giving a tangy taste
How Much
- Slang
- UK
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember bread for 'money' is that bread was seen as 'basic food' or 'livelihood', so people began using 'bread' to mean what you need to live; phrases like 'earn your bread' and related slang like dough keep this idea alive.