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bread

bread [ bred ]

noun

Definition:

1. food made from flour and water: a food typically made by mixing flour, water, and yeast and allowing it to rise before baking it

2. means of survival: food, sustenance, or a means of survival or support

3. money: money to live on ( dated slang )

[ Old English brēad, origin ?]

cast your bread upon the waters to spend time and effort, especially to help others, without expecting any immediate advantage for yourself (literary)

know which side your bread is buttered (on) to know what is to your advantage (informal)

Spelling Note


	bread or bred? Do not confuse the spelling of bread and bred (past tense and past participle of breed), which sound similar.