classified ad
noun
an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or the like generally dealing with offers of or requests for jobs, houses, apartments, used cars, and the like.
classified ads
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pluralof classified ad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To keep watch for rustlers, Brittain scans the classified ads in the back of Livestock Weekly for ones that look suspicious.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
As time passed, newspapers became the primary source of job listings, with classified ads matching workers to trades, factories and domestic service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
EU antitrust head Margrethe Vestager said Facebook had impeded other online classified ads service providers.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024
Jobs come and go, parents hunched over the classified ads as they seek work that pays a greater fraction of a living wage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Back home, he spread the classified ads out across the kitchen table.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
