bakery

[ bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree ]

noun

, plural bak·er·ies.

1. Also called bake·shop [beyk, -shop]. a baker's shop.
2. a place where baked goods are made.

bakery

/ ˈbeɪkərɪ /

noun

1. Also calledbakehouse a room or building equipped for baking
2. a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

Word History and Origins

Origin of bakery¹

1535–45; baker + -y ³; now taken as bake + -ery

Example Sentences

"The Cornwall Bakery is a strong community of friends and colleagues," it said.

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Outside the bakery, hundreds of packed people scramble to get their hands on the bread.

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Karen Morgan, who worked at the bakery for more than 20 years, said her first memories of the shop was visiting as a child.

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A family-run bakery is closing its doors for the last time, ending an era stretching back more than a century.

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Carlton Bakery ceases trading on Saturday with the Roberts family selling up after four generations in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.

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