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classified

classified

18 4.1
A small ad in a newspaper that offers things for sale or looks for people
  • noun
  • /ˈklæsɪfaɪd/
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • 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?

  • Time to check the classifieds.

  • Look, I saw your ad in the classifieds.

  • With the exception of the classifieds, I read every word in the paper.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Take a look at today's classifieds.

  • 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

want ad
vsclassified
  • US
9 2.9

An ad in a newspaper asking for things like jobs or items

usually denotes notices offering items or services rather than mainly requesting them
classified ad
vsclassified
8 2.3

A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services

also includes notices that seek contact as well as items for sale
1 3.0

A small notice in a newspaper section that offers things or jobs

can also refer to notices that seek contact rather than only offering items

Compounds

A short notice in a newspaper or magazine where people sell items and offer services

A small notice in a newspaper section that offers things or jobs

classified stock
  • Specialized
7.9

Shares divided into classes with different voting rights

Surface Forms

classified singular
classifieds plural

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.