classified advertising


noun
  1. classified ads collectively.

  2. the business or practice of selling space for classified ads.

  1. the department of a newspaper or other publication that handles classified advertising.

Origin of classified advertising

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words Nearby classified advertising

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How to use classified advertising in a sentence

  • For the first, nothing is better than newspaper classified advertising, particularly that found in the Sunday paper.

    If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
  • Never before have the newspapers carried so much classified advertising.

    The Romance of a Great Store | Edward Hungerford
  • Every newspaper is anxious to increase —— classified advertising.

    Business English | Rose Buhlig