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title: "bread · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bread: Money. Example: \"I need to earn some bread before the trip this summer.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# bread

Boomer[#money](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/money/)

**Meaning.** Money.

See it in a sentence

I need to earn some bread before the trip this summer.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bag/),[guap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/guap/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [band](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/band/),[rack](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rack/)

- Gen X

    [bank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bank/)

- Boomer · this one

    bread

- Plain English

    money

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says money](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/money/)

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## Related slang

- [band](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/band/): A unit of money in slang, usually a thousand dollars, named for the paper band around a bundle of cash.
- [bank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bank/): A large amount of money or earnings.
- [finesse](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/finesse/): To obtain something through cleverness or deception; to swindle or steal.
- [get this bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-this-bread/): Motivational phrase meaning let’s work hard and succeed.

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