How do you use "Bread" in a sentence?

I need to make some bread. Got any bread on you? That's good bread. Working hard for the bread.

Bread

Q: What does "Bread" mean?

Money Slang for money, from 'bread' being a basic necessity you need money to buy. Also related to Cockney rhyming slang 'bread and honey' = money.

Slang Term AmericanBritish ★★★☆☆ Moderate Very Casual

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Meaning: Money

钱（俚语）

Dinero (argot)

お金（スラング）

돈 (속어)

Slang for money, from 'bread' being a basic necessity you need money to buy. Also related to Cockney rhyming slang 'bread and honey' = money.

钱的俚语，源自'bread'（面包）是需要钱才能买的基本必需品。也与伦敦押韵俚语'bread and honey'（面包和蜂蜜）= money（钱）有关。

Argot para dinero, de 'bread' (pan) siendo una necesidad básica que necesitas dinero para comprar. También relacionado con el argot rimado cockney 'bread and honey' = money.

お金のスラングで、'bread'（パン）がお金がないと買えない基本的必需品であることから。コックニー押韻スラング'bread and honey' = moneyとも関連。

돈을 뜻하는 속어로, 빵이 돈이 있어야 살 수 있는 기본 생필품이라는 데서 유래했다. 콕니 라임 속어 'bread and honey' = money와도 관련이 있다.

Examples

I need to make some bread.
我需要赚点钱。
Necesito ganar algo de dinero.
金を稼がないと。
돈 좀 벌어야 해.
Got any bread on you?
你身上有钱吗？
¿Tienes algo de pasta?
金ある？
돈 있어?
That's good bread.
那可是好钱。
Eso es buena pasta.
いい稼ぎだ。
꽤 괜찮은 수입이야.
Working hard for the bread.
为钱努力工作。
Trabajando duro por la pasta.
金のために頑張って働く。
돈 벌려고 열심히 일해.

Pronunciation

/bred/

Usage Guide

Context: street slang, music, informal

Tone: casual, cool

✓ Do Say

Make some bread.
赚点钱
Ganar pasta
金を稼ぐ
돈 좀 벌다.
Got bread?
有钱吗？
¿Tienes pasta?
金ある？
돈 있어?
Good bread.
好钱
Buena pasta
いい金
괜찮은 수입.

✗ Don't Say

Very informal/slang
非常非正式/俚语
Muy informal/argot
とてもくだけた/スラング
매우 비격식/속어
May sound dated
可能听起来过时
Puede sonar anticuado
古く聞こえることも
다소 구식으로 들릴 수 있음

Common Mistakes

Context needed—could mean actual bread
Associated with certain subcultures

Origin & History

American slang from 1930s, possibly from bread being essential and requiring money, or from Cockney 'bread and honey' = money. Popular in jazz and hip-hop cultures.

Etymology: From bread as necessity or Cockney rhyming slang

First recorded: American slang from 1930s

Cultural Context

Era: 1930s onwards

Generation: Various—jazz era to hip-hop

Social background: Informal/street

Pop culture: Jazz and hip-hop music; 'Bread winner' expression

Regional notes: American origin. Cockney rhyming slang connection in UK.

Variations

BreadThe breadMake bread