Meanings
plural twofers · alternative two-fer
- alsoattributiveSomething 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 1C1 more example
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 - 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
Origin
Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Doppelangebot, 2-für-1-Angebot
- Doppelangebotsomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
- 2-für-1-Angebotsomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
- zwei-für-eins-Angebotsomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
Spanish carambola, dupleta
- carambolasomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
- dupletasomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
- dobletesomething that yields a substantial additional benefit
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Cite this entry
twofer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twofer
“twofer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twofer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twofer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twofer.
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