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on special

on special prepositional phrase: for sale at a reduced price.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) For sale at a reduced price.
    • Short grain rice is on special this week.2022 April 8, Jo Abi, 9Honey
    • If a particular item is on special this week, when can I expect it to go on sale again?2017 March 22, hmoody, Whirlpool
    Synonyms:
    on sale, on offer

Synonyms of on special

Questions about on special

What does on special mean?
On special means for sale at a reduced price.
What part of speech is on special?
On special is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on special in the dictionary

  1. on someone's side
  2. on someone's tail
  3. on song
  4. on speaking terms
  5. on spec
  6. on special
  7. on stage
  8. on steroids
  9. on stream
  10. on strike
  11. on stun

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