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

Lidl has been freshening up the look of its stores, putting bakeries at the entrances and displaying more fruit and veg.

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It would be like a bakery with a broken oven.

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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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I go into the local bakery and the lady is like, 'I'd love to drink with you.'

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