1
: two articles available for the price of one or about the price of one
2
: something that satisfies two criteria or needs simultaneously
3
: a cheap item of merchandise
especially
: a cigar selling at two for a nickel
4
: a free coupon entitling the bearer to purchase two tickets to a specified theatrical production for the price of one
Examples of twofer in a Sentence
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He is highly regarded both by UMG’s artists and by the company’s investors, an extraordinarily difficult twofer to pull off.
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John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
For years, one of the great architectural twofers in the city has been the view up and down Fifth Avenue from the pedestrian plaza next to the park, south toward the Flatiron Building, north toward the Empire State.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The tie-up that Jones and his team heavily championed launched one of the most lucrative movie-plus-marketing twofers in showbiz history.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
This talented twofer not only creates space in your shower but also sloughs away dead skin from head to toe.
—Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
Along the way, Salzinger pioneered a program selling lights to corporations in a twofer plan: for example, Direct Energy in Dallas, Texas, bought lights in bulk to give as customer gifts, and purchased an equal number of lights for disaster relief and humanitarian aid.
—Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2020
Holiday Reinhorn is a twofer.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023
How’s that for a twofer?
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 10 Feb. 2022
This one’s a twofer.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 June 2021
John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
For years, one of the great architectural twofers in the city has been the view up and down Fifth Avenue from the pedestrian plaza next to the park, south toward the Flatiron Building, north toward the Empire State.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
The tie-up that Jones and his team heavily championed launched one of the most lucrative movie-plus-marketing twofers in showbiz history.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
This talented twofer not only creates space in your shower but also sloughs away dead skin from head to toe.
—Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
Along the way, Salzinger pioneered a program selling lights to corporations in a twofer plan: for example, Direct Energy in Dallas, Texas, bought lights in bulk to give as customer gifts, and purchased an equal number of lights for disaster relief and humanitarian aid.
—Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2020
Holiday Reinhorn is a twofer.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2023
How’s that for a twofer?
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 10 Feb. 2022
This one’s a twofer.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 June 2021
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“Twofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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