want ad

noun

An advertisement (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.) for something wanted; a classified advertisement.

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Meanings

nounwant ad (plural want ads)

plural want ads

  1. informalAn advertisement (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.) for something wanted; a classified advertisement.

    Don't like: Cruising, bars, pickles, strobe lights, chrome & glass furniture, using a want-ad to meet someone.

    1979 April 14, Bob Williams, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14
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APA

want ad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20ad

MLA

“want ad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20ad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “want ad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20ad.

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