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want ad

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noun

classified ad.

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Nearby words

wannabe, wannabee, wanne-eickel, wannish, want, want ad, want for nothing, want in, want knap, want list, wantage

Origin of want ad

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Examples from the Web for want ad

  • Before the old man could answer they had reached the want-ad counter.

    Hoofbeats on the Turnpike|Mildred A. Wirt

  • I was told the Enquirer posted the “want-ad” sheets of the paper at its back door an hour before daylight.

    Broke|Edwin A. Brown

  • Thinking that Mr. Malcom might have gone back to the want-ad department, she hastily returned there.

    Hoofbeats on the Turnpike|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for want ad

want ad

noun

informal a classified advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc, for something wanted, such as property or employment
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