noun
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Also called: bakehouse. a room or building equipped for baking
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a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold
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Etymology
Origin of bakery
Explanation
A bakery is a shop that sells bread and other baked goods. Your neighborhood bakery might specialize in frosted cupcakes. Some bakeries are storefronts selling a selection of pies, cakes, breads, and cookies, while others are simply places where these items are made, to be sold in other shops. People who work in a bakery are bakers — their work involves mixing batter, kneading dough, and cooking baked goods in hot ovens. The earlier term was bakehouse, which was replaced in the US by bakery in the 19th century.
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Food and beverage sales increased as the company added more space in its stores for fresh food, snacks and bakery items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Elizabeth Borges, 36, a bakery owner in McKinleyville, Calif., also believes the European lifestyle—which includes a lot of walking and is less stressful, she said—plays a role in how she feels while there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Anita insists despite Epping's affluent vibe, with its Gail's bakery and M&S Food shop, the town has changed since last summer - and she now plans to move back to London.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
"I know I'm not going to be a millionaire running a bakery," says Phil Clayton.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But I went through the alley to the back of the bakery with the coins tight in my hands.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
The only real crowds are to be found in the daytime -- at banks, cheap bakeries and outside the Spanish consulate, where hundreds clutch papers and wait to get off the island.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Especially at bakeries and cha chaan tengs, Cantonese diners.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Pulp is used by overseas ice cream makers, bakeries and at "pulp-shot" cafes.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Where are the best bakeries to buy celebration cakes?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Some part of Annabeth’s mind registered how beautiful the city was—the smells from the bakeries, the gurgling fountains, the flowers blooming in the gardens.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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