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cheaper by the dozen

cheaper by the dozen phrase: handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.

Phrase

cheaper by the dozen

  1. (idiomatic) Handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.

Questions about cheaper by the dozen

What does cheaper by the dozen mean?
Cheaper by the dozen means handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
What part of speech is cheaper by the dozen?
Cheaper by the dozen is a phrase.

Words near cheaper by the dozen in the dictionary

  1. cheapening out
  2. cheapenings
  3. cheapens
  4. cheapens out
  5. cheaper
  6. cheaper by the dozen
  7. cheaperies
  8. cheapernet
  9. cheapernets
  10. cheapery
  11. cheapest

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