classified ad
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈklæsɪfaɪd æd/
:
anuncio clasificado
- I remember way back when people had to spend serious bucks to place a classified ad.
- newspaper classified ads
- online classified ads
- local classified ads
Examples
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Yeah, well I saw your classified ad, how long you been doing this?
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But a classified ad in the Mountain Journal had provided a secondhand two-tiered bed for fifty.
Fiction book (1993) -
If you would like to place a classified ad, press three.
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I feel like a classified ad.
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A classified ad to run in all papers.
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I applied for it through a classified ad several weeks ago, when I saw the end coming.
Fiction book (1993) -
The students select their rent after reading the classified ads in the newspaper.
Academic text (1990) -
It's no longer the norm to look within your local newspaper and peruse the classified ads.
Blog text (25) -
Every morning she reads the classified ads, circles one or two, and makes phone calls to the landlords or rental agencies.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you want to find a new job, consider placing a classified ad in your local newspaper.
Synonyms
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1.0
A short message that tries to get people to buy something or support an idea
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1.8
A message, like on TV or a poster, that tries to make people buy something
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4.1
A small ad in a newspaper that offers things for sale or looks for people
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2.2
A short message that tells people about a product, service, or event
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1.0
A short message printed in a newspaper that tells people about things for sale or jobs
1
1.4
A printed message in a newspaper that tells people about jobs or things for sale
1
3.0
A small notice in a newspaper section that offers things or jobs
How Advertised
Surface Forms
Morphology
classified + ad
The meaning 'a short advertisement in a newspaper or magazine' is directly compositional: 'classified' specifies the type/section and 'ad' means advertisement, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the compound. This noun + noun/adj modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish anuncio clasificado), making the expression readily transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase classified ad comes from old newspapers that put many small ads into groups called 'classifieds', with each group for jobs, things to sell, or services. So a classified ad is a short, 'grouped' advertisement placed in the right category, which is why we still call it that today.