noun [U]
1 a type of food made from flour, water and usually YEAST mixed together and baked:
a loaf / slice / piece of bread * white / brown / wholemeal bread
seealsoCRISPBREAD, FRENCHBREAD, GINGERBREAD
2 (old-fashioned, slang) money
IDIOMS
take the bread out of sb's mouth to take away sb's job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live
moreatDAILYadj., KNOWv., THING
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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