classified advertising

noun

1. classified ads collectively.
2. the business or practice of selling space for classified ads.
3. the department of a newspaper or other publication that handles classified advertising.

Word History and Origins

Origin of classified advertising¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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

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Never before have the newspapers carried so much classified advertising.

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Every newspaper is anxious to increase —— classified advertising.

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