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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈbread and ˈbut•ter, n. [uncountable]- a basic means of income;
sustenance:Teaching was his bread and butter.
bread-and-but•ter, adj. [before a noun]housing and other bread-and-butter issues. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bread′ and but′ter, - bread spread with butter.
- a basic means of support;
source of livelihood;
sustenance:The automobile industry is the bread and butter of many Detroiters.
bread-and-but•ter (bred′n but′ər),USA pronunciation adj. - providing a livelihood or basic source of income;
supplying the basic needs of life:a bread-and-butter job; the agency's bread-and-butter account. - of or pertaining to basic needs:housing and other bread-and-butter political issues.
- basic or everyday;
staple;
routine. - expressing thanks for hospitality:a bread-and-butter letter.
- adjective, adjectival use of noun, nominal phrase bread and butter 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bread and butter informal n - (modifier) a means of support or subsistence; livelihood
- bread-and-butter ⇒ providing a basic means of subsistence
- expressing gratitude, as for hospitality (esp in the phrase bread-and-butter letter)
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