Question of the Day #996

Costco’s New Sandwich Costs Too Much Bread for Too Much Bread

From the headline of this article at The Takeout.

  上記の文で、breadの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bread" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話・古〉＝money

<古>となっていますが、今でも使用されます。
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

slang: MONEY

 

Examples

• "I hate doing this, but I need the bread."
• I took the job because I needed to earn some bread.
• a period in which you could earn your bread by the sweat of your brow
• He's bringin in the bread yo.
• Yo, I'm low on bread foo!

   

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