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BNC: 19797 COCA: 33130

confectionery

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confectionery /kənˈfɛkʃəˌneri/ Brit /kənˈfɛkʃənri/ noun
confectionery
/kənˈfɛkʃəˌneri/ Brit /kənˈfɛkʃənri/
noun
Learner's definition of CONFECTIONERY
[noncount] somewhat formal
: sweet foods (such as fudge and candy)甜点,甜食(如软糖、糖果)often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
BNC: 19797 COCA: 33130

confectionery

noun

con·​fec·​tion·​ery kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce confectionery (audio)
plural confectioneries
1
: the confectioner's art or business
2
: sweet foods (such as candy or pastry)
3
: a confectioner's shop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Canadian confectionery company Candy Funhouse is on the hunt for someone to eat their products every day for thousands of dollars a year. Alice Hearing, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The company, a multinational confectionery, food, beverage and snack manufacturer, witnessed a steady rise in revenues over this period, and combined with a drop in its outstanding share count, this boosted a rise in revenue per share. Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 July 2022 In 2019, Kellogg Company sold the Louisville factory to Ferrero, an Italian confectionery company that makes Nutella. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2022 The total confectionery category hit $36.9 billion in retail sales in 2021 and is projected to reach $44.9 billion in sales by 2026. John Downs, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2022 The 43,000 square feet of space is currently operated by World Duty Free, a Dufry company, and will be stocked with familiar products ranging across liquor, tobacco, confectionery, beauty, fashion, accessories, watches and jewelry. Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 25 June 2022 According to Beth Kimmerle, the author of four books on the American confectionery industry, gummy bears descend from precursors such as the gumdrop, Turkish Delight and wine gum (a non-alcoholic treat originating in the United Kingdom). Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2022 Mondelez is an American multinational confectionery, food, holding and beverage and snack food company, whose revenues have steadily risen over the past few years. Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 May 2022 His confectionery still lifes with their cheerful disposition seemed to him a misstep, at first. Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

confection(er) + -ery

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of confectionery was in 1751
BNC: 19797 COCA: 33130

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