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bake sale

bake sale noun: a fundraising activity where baked goods are sold, with profits going to charity or some other good cause.

Noun

bake sale (plural bake sales)

  1. A fundraising activity where baked goods are sold, with profits going to charity or some other good cause.
    • We try to do our part, and whenever there is a bake sale, we try to participate.2007, Louise Fritz, Living with Big Dogs, page 99
    • Funds were also raised through LNER staff volunteering their time to participate in a range of activities, including sporting events, bake sales and raffles.2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 23
  2. (slang) A session of smoking marijuana.

Forms of bake sale

pluralbake sales

Questions about bake sale

What does bake sale mean?
Bake sale means a fundraising activity where baked goods are sold, with profits going to charity or some other good cause.
What part of speech is bake sale?
Bake sale is a noun.
What is the plural of bake sale?
The plural of bake sale is bake sales.

Words near bake sale in the dictionary

  1. bake in
  2. bake off
  3. bake out
  4. bake oven
  5. bake ovens
  6. bake sale
  7. bake sales
  8. bake shop
  9. bake shops
  10. bake someone's bread
  11. bake something blind

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