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bread

104 8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
  • noun
  • /brɛd/
  • Slang
translation icon : plata (América Latina)
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • I mean, your father would give you bread, a place to stay.

  • You got any bread in the house?

  • Let's get this bread that you must be making money.

  • 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

sugar
vsbread
  • Slang
182 9.4

A slang word for money

is the informal term for money without playful connotation
dough
vsbread
  • Slang
149 8.6

An informal word for money that people use

is the same informal term for money with identical sense
scratch
vsbread
  • Slang
37 9.2

An informal word for money

is used more generally for money, not only physical cash
cabbage
vsbread
  • Archaic
7 9.9

Money in the form of cash or paper bills

is the informal word for money used in general speech, not marked slang
moolah
vsbread
  • Slang
7 9.9

Money you use to buy things

is the informal term for money without the stronger slang label
lettuce
vsbread
  • Slang
6 9.9

A slang word for money, often cash

is an informal term for money without the joking or humorous tone
dinero
vsbread
  • Slang
5 9.0

An informal, playful word for money from Spanish

is the neutral informal word for money without cultural flavor
wampum
vsbread
  • Archaic
3 9.9

Informal word for money, often meaning cash

is the current informal word for money without the archaic tone
gelt
vsbread
  • Slang
3 9.9

Money in cash that people use to buy things

is the broader informal term not limited to cash
simoleon
vsbread
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An informal word for money, especially dollars

is the general informal term for money not tied to one currency
lolly
vsbread
  • Slang
1 9.9

An informal name for money someone has to spend

is the common informal word that covers money in general
kale
vsbread
  • Slang
1 9.9

An informal word for money

is the neutral informal word for money without slang marking
boodle
vsbread
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large amount of cash kept for spending

is the informal word for money without implying large amounts
clams
vsbread
  • Archaic
1 8.6

Small amounts of money

is the informal money word used more broadly without size implication
shekels
vsbread
  • Slang
8.6

Money that people use to buy things

is the informal label for money without added cultural sense

Antonyms

550 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

Idioms

A very useful new thing that people say is great

Act to protect your own interests

To make someone lose the job or money they need to live

To have enough money to live well for the rest of your life

A way someone earns money to live

To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest

Do something kind without expecting anything back, hoping it helps later

A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough

To have enough money to live comfortably

To give someone money or a job so they can live

9.7

To share bread and salt to show friendship and trust

Compounds

28 1.0

A shaped bread baked as one piece and usually sliced before eating

bread and butter
  • Informal
16 3.0

The main way a person earns money

daily bread
  • Informal
13 2.7

The food and other things you need to live each day

12 1.0

A soft, light bread made from white wheat flour

9 1.0

A slice of bread spread with garlic butter and toasted until crisp

8 1.0

A sweet, moist bread made with mashed bananas often served as a snack

7 1.0

A type of bread baked recently that is not stale

5 1.0

A long crusty white bread like a baguette served with meals

4 6.1

A flat fried bread made from wheat or corn, often served in Native American communities

4 2.2

Bread made with rye flour that is darker and denser than wheat bread

3 1.7

A long knife with a saw-like edge used for cutting bread

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

2 4.9

A line of people waiting for free food during hard times

2 1.2

A soft mixture of flour and water used to make bread

2 1.3

A baked loaf with raisins mixed into the dough, often eaten sliced and toasted

2 8.1

Like the white middle class and often boring or conventional

1 2.8

An issue that affects people's money or daily living costs

1 1.0

A type of bread made from whole wheat flour that is darker and denser than white bread

A long crusty loaf of bread made with yeast, not sweet and with tapered ends

1 2.9

A dark, dense bread made from rye flour

A flat bread made without yeast, often eaten at Passover

1 1.8

A bread made with chopped nuts mixed into the dough

1 3.1

A bread made with baking powder or baking soda so it can be baked right away

1 5.1

A soft, creamy cornmeal bread you eat with a spoon

1 2.3

A person who bakes bread or cakes for a living

A sweet loaf of bread made with cinnamon, often with raisins

1 2.7

A loaf made from whole wheat or other dark flours

1 2.8

A small round bread with a hollow inside to hold fillings

8.1

A soft bread made from cornmeal with a wet, thick mixture you eat with a spoon

A sweet thin slice of cucumber kept in vinegar, sugar, and onion

bread and salt
  • Literature
5.2

A welcome gesture offering bread and salt to guests

A board used for cutting bread and working dough

bread god
  • Informal
9.1

A very skilled baker who people call as a joke

1.6

A container that keeps bread or cake fresh on the kitchen counter

A machine that makes bread at home by itself

3.7

A common fungus that often grows on bread and looks fuzzy

3.7

A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey

A dark steamed bread made from cornmeal and molasses, often served warm

Bread made with caraway seeds that give it a warm, strong flavor

Bread made with small pieces of wheat that make it coarse and nutty

9.9

A plant with three-part heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins often in damp woods

A sweet bread with pieces of chopped dates

A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert

dika bread
  • South African
9.9

A soft brown paste made from roasted wild mango seeds used as food and to thicken soups

9.9

A yeast bread made with white flour, cornmeal, and molasses from New England

An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt

A bread people make and share at celebrations to show freedom

A soft pale bread made from white wheat flour

monkey bread
  • South African
9.9

A large fruit of the baobab tree with soft edible pulp

3.1

A sweet pull-apart pastry of baked dough pieces coated in butter, sugar and cinnamon

monkey-bread tree
  • South African
9.9

A large African tree with a very thick trunk that has fruit with a soft inside that people eat

A loaf made with extra gluten flour that is chewy and high in protein

4.9

A bread made from coarse whole wheat flour

9.9

A thick starchy root that people eat in southern Africa

A climbing plant from South Africa with a large rough root like an elephant's foot

A large root that people eat and that grows in southern Africa

A South African vine with a very large underground tuber

A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds

A dark bread made from rye flour with a tangy taste and caraway seeds

kaffir bread
  • Archaic
9.9

A South African plant whose thick starchy centre people eat

9.9

A powder made from ground carob seeds used instead of cocoa powder

Bread made with small chopped onions mixed into the dough

pilot bread
  • Archaic
8.1

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

A small woody plant whose roots make a starch used for food

A moist rye bread that has molasses, spices, and orange flavour from Sweden

2.3

A sweet bread often made with dried fruit and served with tea

4.7

Bread cooked in a skillet over a fire, often made as cornbread or soda bread with ham added

A type of cornbread cooked in a frying pan that has a crisp golden crust

A light, soft pale loaf often used for sandwiches and toast

Bread made with a mixture of flour and water that has natural yeast, giving a tangy taste

A slice of sweet bread that is baked twice until it turns hard and crisp

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
wealth
106 1.9
savings
606 1.0
cash
1.0
bread
  • Slang
104 8.3
pocket money
  • UK
8 1.5
loose change
8 3.1

Surface Forms

bread singular
breads plural

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.