Bake-Off

American  

[beyk-awf, -of] / ˈbeɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Trademark.

1. a baking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties for judging.

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Etymology

Origin of Bake-Off

bake + -off

Example Sentences

Those films then advanced to a formal bake-off.

From Los Angeles Times

In early December, SpaceX Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen began privately telling some investors that the company was considering an IPO in 2026; later that month banks began their bake-off pitches to the company to lead the stock offering.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investment banks are scheduled to make their initial pitches this coming week in what is known as a bake-off, according to people familiar with the matter, representing the most concrete steps the rocket maker has taken toward what would be a blockbuster IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal

Times is accepting recipe submissions for its 2025 Holiday Cookie Bake-Off until Monday, Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a surreal meeting befitting what is perhaps the strangest IPO “bake-off” ever.

From The Wall Street Journal