stationery

[ stey-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ ˈsteɪ ʃəˌnɛr i /

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noun

writing paper.

writing materials, as pens, pencils, paper, and envelopes.

Words nearby stationery

stationary point, stationary state, stationary wave, stationer, stationers' company, stationery, stationery office, stationmaster, stations of the cross, statism, statist

Origin of stationery

First recorded in 1670–80; stationer + -y³

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stationery

stationary stationery

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Examples from the Web for stationery

I own a stationery company that focuses mostly on custom orders.
Etsy Changed Its Policy. So What?|Sara Stroman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So when I decided to launch my own stationery company in 2009, my choice of selling platform was simple.
Etsy Changed Its Policy. So What?|Sara Stroman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At Pentagon procurement prices, the cost of switching the stationery alone would be astronomical.
More South-Bashing!|Michael Tomasky|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pushy parents and cranky kids swarmed clothing stores and stationery stores on Sunday.
Israeli Democracy Rises to the Occasion|Gil Troy|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Yet the costs of trading Ms. for Mrs. are greater than stationery for some.
Will Chelsea Change Her Name?|Samuel P. Jacobs|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Shut him up in a room with plenty of stationery, and in twenty-four hours, he would write himself up to the chin in verse.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
In this message, written on the stationery of the Annex Hotel, he was urged to call on the writer the next morning at ten o'clock.
The Air Ship Boys|H.L. Sayler
In November, a case of stationery was received by the Battalion.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I|Herbert Brayley Collett
Attention has already been called to the necessity for the proper care of stationery and office supplies.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
The second of the sources of interruption, as I have enumerated them, is the distribution of pens and of stationery.
The Teacher|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for stationery

stationery

/ (ˈsteɪʃənərɪ) /

noun

any writing materials, such as paper, envelopes, pens, ink, rulers, etc

undefined stationery

Avoid confusion with stationary

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