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| add-on |
an optional item that may be bought in addition to a main item to supplement or improve it. [1/2 definitions] |
| adornment |
an ornamental item, or a system or set of these. [1/2 definitions] |
| à la carte |
with separate charges for each item as stated on the menu. (Cf. prix fixe, table d'hôte.) |
| antepenultimate |
the third item from the end in a series, esp. a syllable in a word; antepenult. [1/2 definitions] |
| article |
a single item or thing, esp. one of a class or group. [1/4 definitions] |
| asking price |
the price or cost of an item for sale (used by a seller usu. to indicate a willingness to accept less money after bargaining). |
| augmentative |
in grammar, a word, word element, or phrase with an augmentative function, or a construction that contains such an augmentative item; intensifier. [1/3 definitions] |
| bait-and-switch |
a sales tactic in which a seller attracts customers by advertising at a bargain price one item that is often out of stock, and then diverts their attention by encouraging them to buy another item at a higher price. [1/2 definitions] |
| bonus |
an extra portion or item given free, usu. as an incentive to buy something. [1/3 definitions] |
| bookmark |
in computing, a user's stored link to a previously visited location on the Internet, often displayed on-screen as a menu item or icon. [1/2 definitions] |
| bullet |
a printed dot or other graphic character, usu. one in a series, placed before a list item, a point, or other piece of text to draw attention to or emphasize it. [1/2 definitions] |
| catchpenny |
a cheap item. [1/2 definitions] |
| check-box |
a small empty square printed next to an item on a form, test, or list, to be filled in with a check or other mark to indicate choice or completion. [1/2 definitions] |
| check mark |
a mark ( ) placed next to an item to indicate correctness, completion, choice, or other kinds of verification. |
| cross off |
to remove (a name or other item) from a list. |
| cull |
an item picked out from among others, esp. one discarded as undesirable. [1/5 definitions] |
| deposit |
money handed over temporarily to guarantee the return of some item. [1/10 definitions] |
| Depression glass |
glassware mass-produced, molded, and usu. colored during the Depression of the 1930s, and now considered a collector's item. |
| detail |
a small item; specific aspect; particular. [2/8 definitions] |
| distributive |
in mathematics and logic, of or involving the property by which an operation may be applied to each item in an expression or proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| double-decker |
a food item that has two main layers, esp. a sandwich that has two layers of filling between three slices of bread. [1/3 definitions] |
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