classified advertising
Americannoun
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classified ads collectively.
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the business or practice of selling space for classified ads.
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the department of a newspaper or other publication that handles classified advertising.
Etymology
Origin of classified advertising
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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In 2024, the Berlin-based company announced a decision with KKR, its largest shareholder, to split its classified advertising business from its media operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Craigslist, the for-profit classified advertising site, is craigslist.org.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023
In some respects those choices predate the internet age, when digital media began to weaken newspapers’ traditional grip on retail and classified advertising.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2022
"E-commerce" comprises a group of businesses that Prosus owns in classified advertising, food delivery, educational technology and fintech and payments.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2021
Most newspapers carry columns of classified advertising consisting of many small advertisements grouped together under various heads.
From Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School by Miller, Edwin L.
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