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"etymology_text": "Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).",
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"ref": "2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:",
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"ref": "2015 February 18, Ken Bannister, “From Our Perspective: Revisiting the Power of Twofers and Threefers”, in Efficient Plant:",
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"Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one."
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"(also attributively) Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one."
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"ref": "2021 June 22, Jason L. Riley, “Clarence Thomas vs. the Fictional Progressive Narrative”, in The Wall Street Journal:",
"text": "Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […]",
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"The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt."
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"A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer."
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"etymology_text": "Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).",
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"ref": "2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:",
"text": "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.",
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{
"ref": "2015 February 18, Ken Bannister, “From Our Perspective: Revisiting the Power of Twofers and Threefers”, in Efficient Plant:",
"text": "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.",
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],
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"Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one."
],
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"discount",
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"(also attributively) Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one."
],
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"text": "Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […]",
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}
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"Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone."
],
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},
{
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"The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt."
]
},
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"A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer."
],
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"word": "two-fer"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "something that yields a substantial additional benefit",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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"sense": "something that yields a substantial additional benefit",
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"word": "2 für 1-Angebot"
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"word": "zwei für eins-Angebot"
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}
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