1
: a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
: money
doesn't have much dough
4
military
: doughboy
Examples of dough in a Sentence
I don't have much dough.
didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Two of the best ways to gauge a political race are polls and dough.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Vanilla still reigns as one of the top ice cream flavors, followed by chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan and cookie dough, according to a 2024 survey from the International Dairy Foods Association.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
That base figure of eight big ones is an awful lot of dough to trade in for 30 ticks, yet NBC’s bundled offer won’t be in play forever.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
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“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dough. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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dough
noun1
: a soft mass of moistened flour or meal thick enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
doughy
adjective
ˈdō-ē
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