bakery

American  

[bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree] / ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri /

noun

plural

bakeries

1. Also called bakeshop.  a baker's shop.

2. a place where baked goods are made.

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bakery British  

/ ˈbeɪkərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: bakehouse.  a room or building equipped for baking

2. a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

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Etymology

Origin of bakery

1535–45; baker + -y ³; now taken as bake + -ery

Example Sentences

The company also pointed to its Italian ready meals, in-store bakery and deli as areas of growth.

From BBC

On a later visit, in 2009, Gastfriend struck up friendly conversations with Poles on the street, including an elderly man who acquired what had been a Jewish bakery before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

He appeared recently alongside Mayor Daniel Lurie at the grand openings of a new affordable senior center and a Chinese bakery and restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Russell, a retired retail operations manager with a bakery, is married with a daughter, but travelled to Australia alone for the first meeting.

From BBC

Mr. Fiennes’s Dr. Henry Guthrie bustles from door to door, looking in at every bakery and pub to ask the working lads whether any of them can sing.

From The Wall Street Journal