want ad
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (informal) An advertisement (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.) for something wanted; a classified advertisement.
- 1979 April 14, Bob Williams, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:
- Don't like: Cruising, bars, pickles, strobe lights, chrome & glass furniture, using a want-ad to meet someone.
Translations
[edit]advertisement for something wanted — see also classified advertisement
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Translations to be checked: "advertisement seeking applicants for a job"
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Further reading
[edit]- “want ad”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.