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WANT AD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does want ad mean?
• WANT AD (noun)
The noun WANT AD has 1 sense:
1. a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted
Familiarity information: WANT AD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("want ad" is a kind of...):
classified; classified ad; classified advertisement (a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type)
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