See Also: leaven(2)(dictionary)
leaven(1)(dictionary)
leaven 2, verb(dictionary)
leaven 1, noun(dictionary)
bare(2)(dictionary)
bare(1)(dictionary)
Bare(money)
bare(medicine)
Bare Bones(money)
bare-assed(dictionary)

leaven 1, noun (oh) and Bare (money)


leaven 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: levain, from Vulgar Latin levamen, from Latin levare 'to raise']
[U] technical a substance, especially yeast, that is added to a mixture of flour and water so that it will swell and can be baked into bread
-see also unleavened unleavened
[singular, U] literary something that makes an event or situation less boring, serious, or sad

Bare (money)


Definition: Operating a business without adequate insurance.