CONFECTIONARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does confectionary mean? 

• CONFECTIONARY (noun)
  The noun CONFECTIONARY has 1 sense:

1. a confectioner's shop

  Familiarity information: CONFECTIONARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONFECTIONARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A confectioner's shop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

candy store; confectionary; confectionery

Hypernyms ("confectionary" is a kind of...):

shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "confectionary"):

tuck shop (a candy store in Great Britain)

 Context examples 

Many snacks picked up at the checkout may be unplanned, impulse buys – and the options tend to be confectionary, chocolate or crisps.

(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)

The study found that 76% fewer purchases of sugary confectionary, chocolate and potato crisps were bought and eaten ‘on-the-go’ from supermarkets with checkout food policies compared to those without.

(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)