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bread' and but'ter




1. bread spread with butter.
2. a basic means of support; source of livelihood; sustenance: The automobile industry is the bread and butter of many Detroiters.

bread-and-but•ter



Pronunciation: (bred'n but'ur), [key]
—adj.
1. 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.
2. of or pertaining to basic needs: housing and other bread-and-butter political issues.
3. basic or everyday; staple; routine.
4. expressing thanks for hospitality: a bread-and-butter letter.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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