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twofer

US/ˈtufɚ/

twofer noun: something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.

Noun

twofer (plural twofers)

  1. (also, attributive) Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.
    • I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C
    • Thus, it was interesting to see that when the ISO 55001 Asset Management Standard was released last year, it also looks for an asset-management program to deliver its own twofers and threefers.2015 February 18, Ken Bannister, “From Our Perspective: Revisiting the Power of Twofers and Threefers”, in Efficient Plant, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2024
  2. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.
    • Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […]2021 June 22, Jason L. Riley, “Clarence Thomas vs. the Fictional Progressive Narrative”, in The Wall Street Journal
  3. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
  4. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

Forms of twofer

pluraltwofers
alternative formtwo-fer

Origin of twofer

Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).

Questions about twofer

What does twofer mean?
Twofer means something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.
What part of speech is twofer?
Twofer is a noun.
How do you pronounce twofer?
Twofer is pronounced /ˈtufɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of twofer?
The plural of twofer is twofers.

Words near twofer in the dictionary

  1. twodeckers
  2. twodimensional
  3. twoed up
  4. twoer
  5. twoers
  6. twofer
  7. twofers
  8. twofie
  9. twofies
  10. Twofish
  11. twofold

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