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special

special

75 2.5
A product or service sold for a lower price for a short time
  • noun
  • /ˈspɛʃəl/
translation icon : oferta
  • - Would you like to hear our specials?
  • early bird special

And I need cash now Uberger special and we'll send you cash now.

Examples

  • How are you doing on the energy specials?

  • And, you know, some places have, like, a lunch special.

  • Uh, can I get the "family special", please?

  • We're running a special on Wellbutrin today.

  • Sam, I'll have the fish special, a side of potatoes, and a salad with Thousand Island dressing.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And today, our viewers are going to get a special discount on Beams Dream Powder.

  • But the breakfasts are the best in town, and the lunch specials are also excellent.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Laurie ordered from the daily specials menu attached to the main menu.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "For his last meal Williams is getting a 95-cent blue plate special from the greasy spoon across the street."

  • Today's lunch special includes a delicious grilled salmon dish at a reduced price.

Synonyms

sale
vsspecial
476 1.0

A time when shops offer goods at lower prices

is used for marketed limited time deals on products and services
promo
vsspecial
  • Informal
51 4.1

Short advertisement for a product or event

is specifically about marketed discounted products or services rather than general ads
sales event
vsspecial
1 2.2

A short time when shops offer many things at lower prices

is focused on marketed limited time deals rather than general occasions
bargain rate
vsspecial
1 3.2

A price lower than usual offered as a special deal

refers to marketed limited time deals rather than just a low price
cut-rate sale
vsspecial
  • US
2.7

An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock

is less about extreme low price and more about a marketed short offer

Antonyms

basic price
  • Specialized
1 3.2

The amount a seller charges before adding sales tax or VAT, including any government help the seller gets

Idioms

Ordinary and not very interesting

Compounds

A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members

special effect
  • Specialized
67 3.7

An image or sound used in film to show something that cannot be done in real life

59 3.4

A very well trained military group that carries out secret or dangerous missions

37 3.5

A person allowed by law to do one specific task they are told to do

special education
  • Specialized
24 3.5

Teaching and support in school for students with physical, mental, or learning difficulties who need extra help

A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue

A meeting held in addition to regular meetings to deal with urgent or important matters

A service that delivers mail faster than usual for an extra fee

An international sports event for people with intellectual or physical disabilities

special award
  • Formal
4 2.9

Official recognition given for important achievements or contributions

4 6.6

A part of the police that deals with the country's safety and political crimes like terrorism or spying

A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians

A small extra detail that makes something feel nicer

special relativity
  • Specialized
2 7.1

A theory that says physics works the same for all objects moving at constant speed and light speed is constant

A small, cheap gun often used in crimes

1 7.4

An extra tax on private property that pays for local public work like new sidewalks

A small, highly trained group of British soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions

1 3.5

A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics

Special K
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high

1 6.1

A scientific idea that space and time change with speed and that light has the same speed for all observers

1 7.0

A part of the navy that carries out secret, dangerous missions at sea and on land

1 7.7

A military court that tries soldiers for less serious crimes, usually with three officers

special act
  • Formal
1 8.3

A law made to help one person, group, or place instead of everyone

1 9.0

Extra international money from the IMF to help countries build foreign currency reserves and keep their exchange rates stable

special jury
  • Archaic
1 7.7

A group of people chosen for their special knowledge to decide a legal case

An argument that ignores bad evidence to seem true

Highly trained soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions for the United States Army

A group in the United States Army trained to do secret and dangerous missions

A 1905 Einstein theory saying time and space change because light's speed is always the same

8.1

A cheaper apartment with few repairs or updates

A house sold cheaply because it needs a lot of repair

A formal agreement signed and sealed by the people involved, often with a wax seal

A planned military action with clear goals that is often secret

An employer gives extra money to employees who have extra duties

9.1

A legal document that adds new facts to answer an accusation

8.8

A jury statement about specific facts that the judge uses to decide the case

A police unit trained to handle violent situations like hostage crises and armed standoffs

A group of police officers with special training and weapons who handle very dangerous situations like armed suspects or hostages

A temporary team of experts from different parts of a company who solve an urgent problem quickly

7.3

A physics idea that light moves at the same speed and time and space change for moving people

Believing you are unique and should get extra attention from others

How Discounted

cut price
  • UK
2.0
special
75 2.5
discount
260 1.0
sale
476 1.0

Surface Forms

special singular
specials plural

Etymology

Special comes from an old Latin word specialis, related to specific and species, meaning 'particular' or 'chosen'. So a shop 'special' is a particular offer picked to attract attention for a limited time.