classified
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈklæsɪfaɪd/
:
anuncio clasificado
- I found my new apartment by looking at a classified ad in the local newspaper.
- newspaper classifieds
- online classifieds
- ad in the classifieds
Then I did Google Adwords instead of classifieds and the Yellow Pages.
- Then I did Google Adwords instead of classifieds and the Yellow Pages.
- First were the record companies and second were porn ads for either porn films or classifieds for hookers.
- Obviously within classified or stay not at classifieds.
Examples
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I had gotten its name off the front page of the Sunday New York Times classifieds.
Fiction book (2000) -
J.Q. sits at the kitchen table drinking a half-filled cup of coffee, his eyes scouring the classifieds.
Fiction book (2002) -
You should check out the classifieds in Roll Call and The Hill.
Blog text (30) -
Or should I start looking at the classifieds?
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Time to check the classifieds.
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Look, I saw your ad in the classifieds.
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With the exception of the classifieds, I read every word in the paper.
Fiction book (1995) -
Take a look at today's classifieds.
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His wife, Grace, was at the kitchen table with a glass of iced tea, reading the classifieds.
Fiction book (2000) -
Why don't you put an ad in the classifieds?
Synonyms
9
2.9
An ad in a newspaper asking for things like jobs or items
8
2.3
A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services
1
3.0
A small notice in a newspaper section that offers things or jobs
Compounds
8
2.3
A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services
Surface Forms
Etymology
Classified in 'classified ad' comes from the idea of class as a 'group', since newspapers grouped small ads by topic. A classified is one short ad from that grouped section.