bread and butter meaning

Definition of bread and butter

1. the financial means whereby one lives
   • each child was expected to pay for their keep
   • he applied to the state for support
   • he could no longer earn his own livelihood

   Synonyms: support, keep, livelihood, living, sustenance

   Type of: resource

   Kinds: comforts, maintenance, meal ticket, subsistence

bread and butter in a sentence

• Bread and butter are my usual breakfast.
• He brings home the bread and butter.
• I ate nothing but bread and butter.
• This job is my bread and butter.
• Place the bread and butter plate above the fork.

How to pronounce bread and butter

bread and butter is pronounced /brɛd ənd ˈbʌtə/ in British English and /brɛd ənd ˈbʌtɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.